Extended care will extend your days.
The Fifth Commandment comes with the promise of extended days here on earth. It is the first of the Ten with a promise attached.
What then shall we do to receive this reward? The commandment (not a suggestion) tells us to always remember to give high regard and respect to your mother and father.
Normally, it is when we start raising our own family that we truly begin to appreciate our parents' sacrificial service. The old saying about "walking a mile in their shoes" is an understatement. It doesn't take a mile to recognize how their devotion to family wasn't easy.
It's in the later years of our first mentors' lives that your respect and honor will be the greatest gift you can offer. No one feels revered when they have been discarded and made to feel useless. Our honorable mention and commendation for their meticulous care furing the days of our youth not only fulfills the comman, but also expresses our love and gratitude to those who most certainly deserve it.
Let us remember the Fifth Commandment so we won't have to "plead the fifth" when asked of our stewardship towards our parents!
Father, we thank you for the priceless contribution our parents have made into our lives. Now, in the season when we can reciprocate their faithfulness and love, let is not be found negligent. May we show our thanks not in word only, but with deeds that will make them feel loved continually. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12.
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