OLD FOGIES
I Peter 5:5
"Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
I suspect that the dismissal of the elderly by the younger generation has been a perpetual problem from the beginning. Cain rejected Adam's instruction regarding sacrifice as being archaic and old-fashioned. Killing an animal probably seemed so inhumane, so Cain did it his "new" way without bloodshed. And the young people ridiculed and mocked the elderly prophet Elisha, calling him "old baldhead" (II Kings 2:23), showing their disregard for his counsel. It seems in our current culture also, the older generation is often regarded as "old fogies," old fashioned, and out of touch with reality, living in the past. In their pride, young people do not want to hear the voice of experience that only age can bring. But old people can be proud also, rejecting the innovative ideas of young people. So they get stuck in the rut of "that's the way we've always done it," and become marginalized by the younger generations. God calls us to a humility that lets us appreciate the ideas and viewpoints of each generation as long as they do not violate God's eternal Word. We can all learn from each other.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Humility understands that each generation has perspectives that the other generations can learn from.
[end]
Have a "humble" day. Love you.
I Peter 5:5
"Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
I suspect that the dismissal of the elderly by the younger generation has been a perpetual problem from the beginning. Cain rejected Adam's instruction regarding sacrifice as being archaic and old-fashioned. Killing an animal probably seemed so inhumane, so Cain did it his "new" way without bloodshed. And the young people ridiculed and mocked the elderly prophet Elisha, calling him "old baldhead" (II Kings 2:23), showing their disregard for his counsel. It seems in our current culture also, the older generation is often regarded as "old fogies," old fashioned, and out of touch with reality, living in the past. In their pride, young people do not want to hear the voice of experience that only age can bring. But old people can be proud also, rejecting the innovative ideas of young people. So they get stuck in the rut of "that's the way we've always done it," and become marginalized by the younger generations. God calls us to a humility that lets us appreciate the ideas and viewpoints of each generation as long as they do not violate God's eternal Word. We can all learn from each other.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Humility understands that each generation has perspectives that the other generations can learn from.
[end]
Have a "humble" day. Love you.
No comments:
Post a Comment