My Son, pay attention to what I say, listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight; keep them within your heart, for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body.
NIV Prov4:20-22
Every medical prescription goes along with specific instructions. As a medical doctor, if a patient complains to me of any particular symptom, I don’t just get a sheet of paper, write the name of a drug and then say: ‘hey, just use that and you’ll be fine.’ That will pass for very bad practice. I would rather conduct a through evaluation of the situation, arrive at least at a working diagnosis and give my prescription in such a way that the patient doesn’t just know what drug to use but also when to use it, how to use it, why he/she needs to use it and how much to use.God isn’t less careful in prescribing to us his own unique medicine for healing and health which is HIS WORD.
God’s Word is medicine to the flesh of man. We may not understand fully how it works but we know it works. It is the one medicine that can heal all sicknesses and cure all diseases. But like every other prescription, we must give attention to the instructions in other to reap maximum benefit from it. In the above quoted portion of scriptures, a 3-fold instruction is given in connection with the prescription of God’s Word. Here it is:
- Pay attention and listen closely to the Word.
- Don’t let the Word depart out of your sight
- Keep the Word in the midst of your heart.
The way to pay close attention to the word of God is to keep HEARING it. The way to not letting it depart out of your sight is to keep READING it. And the way to keep the word in the midst of your heart is to keep MEDITATING on it.Continual HEARING, READING and MEDITATING. These are the instructions by which the prescription of God’s Word will begin to work as medicine in your flesh. Engage them today!
– Dr deji oyebamiji
One Comment
Adeyiga
Dr, this is so wonderful and quite impactful. I wish everybody could get to hear this wonderful truth about our health status in Christ Jesus. Keep at it, the man of God, the Good Lord is your strength. Thanks once again.