The other day I stepped into the washroom where my younger sister had been occupied with cleaning out the cupboard. On the counter was a pile of old medicine bottles, toothbrushes, coins, lids, containers, and floss that looked like as old as I am. One dropper bottle caught my attention.
On it was my name. I haven’t had a prescription since I can remember, let alone been to the doctor on my account. I turned it around. Yes, there was the name of the doctor who had delivered me. It was a bottle of eye drops—17 years old.
It was pretty full, so I obviously hadn’t needed much. But I stood there for a little while… thinking. A comparison slowly curled itself into my mind, and then settled into a back corner to stay.
Would that prescription mean anything to me now? If I had an eye problem, could I pick that bottle up and use it, and would it work? Not likely.
What about in my spiritual life? Would the prescriptions the Lord gave me 5 years ago still work today? How about 1 year ago? Three days ago? Or should I be looking for old prescriptions at all?
When we experience God, we know that what he gave us works. But when we are in need again, do we go looking for the old bottle? Do we shake it upside down for another drop? Or do we set our eyes straight ahead of us, on our Savior, and ask Him, “Lord, I need YOU.”
I’ve seen it happen in other’s lives. I’ve felt the temptation myself. To look behind us for an answer is all too easy. It’s almost reasonable. It worked last time, why not now?
What we forget is that in our lives, it was not the prescription that healed us.
It was the Physician.
May we keep our focus ahead. May we not step back. Let us devote our heart, mind, soul, and body to our Creator. Let us find our life in Him.
I really like this post! I’m relatively sure I would not have made the spiritual connection with the old perscription; good job with that one.
I often enjoy reading back through my old journals to see what I was going through and how God spoke to me in the past. While I can be encouraged by how God met me, it is important that I remember what you have said, that when I face trials now, I need to go directly to God, and to His Word. I need fresh wisdom and direction, and praise God that His Word actively and presently speaks!
I often enjoy reading back through my old journals to see what I was going through and how God spoke to me in the past.
It’s good to reflect upon how the Lord has brought us to where we are. But as you said. “I need fresh wisdom and direction, and praise God that His Word actively and presently speaks!”
After all, we don’t want to be recording history over again in our Journals!
God is real! Amen!
Excellent post David! What we forget is that in our lives, it was not the prescription that healed us. It was the Physician. I couldn’t agree with you more!
You reminded me of the story of Moses and the struck stone. He tried to use an old prescription from God for the present situation, and it cost him the full reward of the Promised Land.
Great post!
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Well done…I enjoyed this one a lot.
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I really enjoyed this post… There is so much truth in it. Thanks for the encouragement.
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