“But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.” – 1 John 2:5-6

Alexander Fleming was born at Lochfield, Scotland on August 6th, 1881. He went St. Mary’s Medical School, London University and at St. Mary’s, he began research under Sir Almroth Wright, a pioneer in vaccine therapy.

In 1928, while working on influenza virus in his cluttered laboratory, he observed that mold had developed accidentally on a staphylococcus culture plate and that the mold had created a bacteria-free circle around itself. He was inspired to further experiment and he found that a mold culture prevented growth of staphylococci, even when diluted 800 times. He named the active substance penicillin.

Soon after introducing penicillin, Sir Alexander warned against taking too little of it. An underdose, he said would permit germs to remain in the system thereby allowing one to build up an immunity to the drug. These immune germs could be “passed on to other individuals so that the thoughtless person playing with penicillin treatments may be responsible for the death of another” if not himself as well.

You must carefully follow the directions for penicillin for it to work correctly.

Don’t just claim to love Jesus, obey Him and follow Him. Today in prayer, thank Christ for your life and give all that you are to Him.

“Many people attend just enough religious services to temporarily quiet their conscience; they attend just enough weddings, funerals, and special observances to keep them from longing for a genuine and thorough encounter with God who is so absent from their commitment. They have just enough religion to make them immune to the real thing.” – Andrew Chan

God’s Word: “As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”” – 1 Peter 1:14-16

By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2005, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN THE LETTERS OF JOHN pkennedy6@yahoo.com