The Old Wine
In the back corner of our storeroom, was an old box of 5 1/4 inch
diskettes. Needless to say, these old diskettes were not much use on the
systems we use today, but I had an idea. The main problem was that these older, larger diskettes would not fit in the newer, smaller diskette drives. After several hours of contemplation, followed by a few minutes of measuring and cutting, I developed a way to modify these old diskettes so that they would fit nicely into the newer diskette drives.
For today's devotional, in addition to the usual spiritual insight, I would
like to pass along a practical tip: when you cut an older, larger diskette
to allow it to fit in a newer, smaller diskette drive, make certain that you
cut it in such a way that the hole remains exactly in the middle.
Otherwise, unpredictable results may occur!
The truth is, that all the cutting in the world isn't going to make these
old diskettes work in new drives. Times change...Systems change...
Old diskettes are left behind.
"And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says,
"The old is better.'" Luke 5:39
"Old is Better?" Hold on a minute! Since when was something old better than the newer, faster, better replacement? They can't be serious!
But yet this verse says that the old wine is the good wine.
Perhaps this is because the old wine has had years of preparation and care. The old wine is saved for special occasions. The old wine is cherished for its flavor, its fullness.
"Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?" Job 12:12
"Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God..." Leviticus 19:32
She is old. She does not move as quickly as she once did. Her voice is not as loud. She sits quietly as the people around her sing. Not because her heart is not singing, but because her eyes can no longer read the words. The tunes are a little too fast. The music is a little too loud. But though her lips are quiet, her heart still rejoices.
He doesn't say much anymore, and when he does, his speech is slow.
But his thoughts are clear and concise. Refined by his years, tested by time. His wisdom is the wisdom that can only come with years, if only we would take the time to listen.
God,
I live in a generation that tells me young is best, youth is to be sought
after, old is.... old. But there are those around me that have walked with
you for twice as long as I have lived. Their hearts have been molded to your heart, their souls have communed with you more than I can know. And I am ashamed as I see how I have tried to conform them to the "new ways" when I should have been learning from them the value of Old Wine. Father, begin in me the long process of preparing me to become a worthy keeper of the Old Wine. Let me never forget the wisdom, the beauty, and the usefulness of the Old Wineskins.
diskettes. Needless to say, these old diskettes were not much use on the
systems we use today, but I had an idea. The main problem was that these older, larger diskettes would not fit in the newer, smaller diskette drives. After several hours of contemplation, followed by a few minutes of measuring and cutting, I developed a way to modify these old diskettes so that they would fit nicely into the newer diskette drives.
For today's devotional, in addition to the usual spiritual insight, I would
like to pass along a practical tip: when you cut an older, larger diskette
to allow it to fit in a newer, smaller diskette drive, make certain that you
cut it in such a way that the hole remains exactly in the middle.
Otherwise, unpredictable results may occur!
The truth is, that all the cutting in the world isn't going to make these
old diskettes work in new drives. Times change...Systems change...
Old diskettes are left behind.
"And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says,
"The old is better.'" Luke 5:39
"Old is Better?" Hold on a minute! Since when was something old better than the newer, faster, better replacement? They can't be serious!
But yet this verse says that the old wine is the good wine.
Perhaps this is because the old wine has had years of preparation and care. The old wine is saved for special occasions. The old wine is cherished for its flavor, its fullness.
"Is not wisdom found among the aged?
Does not long life bring understanding?" Job 12:12
"Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God..." Leviticus 19:32
She is old. She does not move as quickly as she once did. Her voice is not as loud. She sits quietly as the people around her sing. Not because her heart is not singing, but because her eyes can no longer read the words. The tunes are a little too fast. The music is a little too loud. But though her lips are quiet, her heart still rejoices.
He doesn't say much anymore, and when he does, his speech is slow.
But his thoughts are clear and concise. Refined by his years, tested by time. His wisdom is the wisdom that can only come with years, if only we would take the time to listen.
God,
I live in a generation that tells me young is best, youth is to be sought
after, old is.... old. But there are those around me that have walked with
you for twice as long as I have lived. Their hearts have been molded to your heart, their souls have communed with you more than I can know. And I am ashamed as I see how I have tried to conform them to the "new ways" when I should have been learning from them the value of Old Wine. Father, begin in me the long process of preparing me to become a worthy keeper of the Old Wine. Let me never forget the wisdom, the beauty, and the usefulness of the Old Wineskins.
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