Recently I discovered that many poisonous substances can be used as
cures. Cures are being developed as we speak based on these toxins. Take
for example a viper's venom, deadly to anyone. But it can be part of a
potent anti-clotting medicine that helps blood keep on flowing instead
of clumping up.
The tetrodotoxin of a pufferfish is deadly,
causing fatal paralysis of the heart and the lungs. Still this toxin can
also treat chronic pain. It has been discovered that it is 3 000 times
more powerful than morphine, and it doesn't have the side-effects of
addiction and nausea.
None of us rejoice when finding a tick,
especially when in buries itself into our flesh. Recently it was
discovered that the tick's saliva helps blood flow easily without any
hindrances. A prospective medicine is on the way using tick saliva that
is seventy times more powerful than the blood-thinning agent in human
blood.
We too used to be quite poisonous, through our words,
actions and thoughts. Oh my, my, just thinking about this turns my
stomach into a knot! How many people haven't I hurt with the simple use
of my tongue?
Still God did not give up on me. Like yeast that is
so minute, so small that a single seed of it would be unnoticeable, once
mingled into dough it raises the hard lump and turns it into a delicious
meal. God's yeast worked into me in the same way, and it transformed me
from a self-centered individual to one that hungers to help out others.
Once God's yeast reaches our hearts, it mixes into our souls and
starts to grow and grow, leading us to complete freedom. Gone are the
addictions. Alcoholics become sober. Drug addicts find freedom.
Selfishness is morphed into wanting to help others. Strangely enough,
once we experience God's transforming power, we consider our pasts to be
rubbish. We have found something better, something that brings meaning
to our lives.
We have been transformed from poisonous to
propitious, from selfish to loving others way more than ourselves. God,
after all, is love, and once His love enters our lives, it will change
us radically for the good of all people.
What would you prefer?
To be a deadly pufferfish that rules its surroundings? Or to be filled
with love from above? The choice is yours.
Would you like a
pufferfish for dinner tonight?
Rob Chaffart
From Poisonous to Propitious. Kingdom of Power, Part 10
Today's Bible Verse:
"He told them still another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like
yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until
it worked all through the dough.'" (Matt 13:33)
From Poisonous to Propitious. Kingdom of Power, Part 10
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