Lamentations 3:22 ‘It is of the Lord‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.’
DAILY READING –Romans 14; 1 Samuel 26; Psalm 69
Flipping through the pages of history, we often find defining moments, where it seemed God reached down to directly intervene in the affairs of men. 1928 would be one of such times. At that period, with no knowledge of antibiotics, infectious diseases had been ravaging mankind. And there were no drugs that could kill infections. Could you imagine a small cut on the finger, becoming so infected with bacteria that it could lead to death? This was the state of the world then. Doctors were trying their best but they lacked the adequate drugs. In wars more soldiers died from infections than from actual wounds. Many a mother had wept helplessly as the cold hands of death snatched away their children because of infection. Streptococcus pyogenes caused half of all post-birth deaths and was a major cause of death from burns. Staphylococcus aureus was fatal in 80 percent of infected wounds, and the tuberculosis and pneumonia bacteria were famous killers. Many cringed and cried at the suffering brought about by these infections. it was almost reminiscent of the children of Israel crying under the oppression of pharaoh, but this Pharaoh was killer infections. However, God heard the cries of men, and sent help.
On September 28 1928, something amazing happened that changed the course of the human history. Today some will call it an accidental discovery, or mere coincidence, but indeed it was a divine orchestration aimed at ending the onslaught of diseases. On that fateful day, Dr. Flemming, a Christian doctor, discovered the miracle drug, penicillin. Dr. Flemming had been working on some mould of staphylococci, [a source of serious and often deadly human infection] before he decided to go on a vacation.
After the vacation, when he returned to his lab, he found that on the culture dish where he was growing the mould of staphylococci, another mould had appeared on the plate from nowhere. This strange mould amazingly was killing and hindering the Staphylococci. Further experiments with the new mould led to the production of penicillin drug, which became a wonder drug against infections. Indeed it became a game changer in man’s battle against diseases. During world war 1, 18% of soldiers had died from infected wounds, but by world war 2, when penicillin was given to soldiers, the death rate from infections was less than 1 %. And today those deadly infections that had killed men in the past can now be stopped by a simple dose of antibiotics. It is indeed unimaginable what life would have been like without the discovery of antibiotics.
Lamentations 3:22 says ”It is of the Lord‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning:
Indeed God rules in the affairs of men. And it is of His mercies that we are not consumed. And if God can have mercy on the world to send help in the form of Penicillin, how much more will He send help to those who belong to His kingdom. God’s deliverance is always available to His children. There may be times in our lives when certain problems may look like they have no solutions. but with God no situation can be impossible. God knows how to intervene and bring about our deliverance, when we call upon Him. He can do for us exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ever think or imagine. Therefore today no matter how tough the battle, believe that God will arise for you. He will give you the victory. He will do something so amazing and life changing that men will know that indeed this can only be the finger of God.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to always know You rule in my affairs. Even now I know You are at work to exceed my expectations, I thank You for your goodness in my life. Indeed with You nothing shall be impossible in Jesus Name.
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You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. WORDBITE 222.