It is important, to honor the saints! Here are biblical refers and explanations:
Jesus Christ said: " He who listens to you listens to me." (LUKE 10:16)
So we listen to the Lord when we listen to His saints !
Paul the apostle said: "For we are to God the aroma of Christ" (2 Corinthians 2:15)
So we can smell the aroma of the Lord through his saints !
Paul the apostle said: " Follow my example, as I follow the axample of Christ." (1 Corinthians 1:11)
Thus we resemble the Lord when we follow the example of His saints !
The Lord told Abraham: "I will bless those who bless you." (Genesis 11:1)
So we will be blessed by the Lord when we HONOR and bless His saints !
"If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised"
(1 Peter 4:11)