“REPAYING GOOD FOR GOOD”
By Dr. Hoyt W.
Allen, Jr.
The following
article came to me
recently and I
contended that I
should pass it on.
It has been slightly
edited. Please read
on.
Here's a true story
that might put a
good smile on your
face. The story
begins in Scotland
and is about a
farmer. His name was
Fleming, and he was
a poor Scottish
farmer. One day,
while trying to make
a living for his
family, he heard a
cry for help coming
from
a nearby bog.
He dropped his tools
and ran to the bog.
There, mired to his
waist in black muck,
was a terrified boy
screaming and
struggling to free
himself. Farmer
Fleming saved the
lad from what could
have been a slow and
terrifying death.
The next day a fancy
carriage pulled up
to the Scotsman's
sparse
surroundings. An
elegantly dressed
nobleman stepped out
and introduced
himself as the
father of the boy
Farmer Fleming had
saved. "I want to
repay you," said the
nobleman. "You saved
my son’s life.
"No, I can't accept
payment for what I
did," the Scottish
farmer
replied, waving off
the offer. At that
moment, the farmer's
own son
came to the door of
the family hovel.
"Is that your son?"
the nobleman asked.
"Yes," the farmer
replied
proudly. "I'll make
you a deal. Let me
provide him with the
level of education
my son will enjoy.
If the lad is
anything like his
father, he'll no
doubt grow to be a
man we both will be
proud of."
That he did!
Farmer Fleming's son
attended the very
best schools and in
time, he
graduated from St.
Mary's Hospital
Medical School in
London, and
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went on to become
known throughout the
world as the noted
Sir
Alexander Fleming,
the discoverer of
Penicillin.
Years afterward, the
same nobleman's son
who was saved from
the bog was stricken
with pneumonia. What
saved his life this
time? Penicillin.
The name of the
nobleman? Lord
Randolph Churchill.
His son's name Sir
Winston Churchill.
Someone once said:
What goes around
comes around. Work
like you don't need
the money. Love like
you’ve never been
hurt. Dance like
nobody’s watching.
Isn’t this a great
example for each of
us?
The God of creation
who provides all
mankind with the
breath of life, as
well as the water we
drink, the food we
eat, and the air we
breath is worthy of
our praise, worship
and service. Now,
the big question
that each of us must
answer is, “What are
we doing to truly
uplift the God of
creation? The Good
Book (Bible) says
that we demonstrate
our faith by our
works or actions
(James 2:14-26).
A “starting place”
might be as follows:
a) Attending Church
Services regularly
(Heb. 10:25) b)
Helping our fellow
man (Luke 16:19-31)
c) Singing to the
Lord (Col. 3:16) d)
Praying (Eph. 5:20
e) Tithing (Giving
10% to the Lord;
Matt. 23:23; II Cor.
9:7) f) Reading the
Bible regularly (II
Tim . 2:15) g)
Living a Godly
Christian life (Eph.
5:29-32) h)
Observing a
forgiving spirit to
all even if they do
not deserve it (
Matt. 6:14,15) i)
Witnessing for the
Lord (Matthew
28:18-20; Acts 1:8;
8:4).
Plainly, don’t get
short changed. Be
ready to meet our
Maker. The Bible
teaches that to
avoid hell and gain
heaven - one must:
1) Believe In Jesus
As Savior (Acts
16:31) 2) Repent Of
Sins (Acts 17:30) 3)
Confess Christ
Audibly (Acts 8:37)
4) Be Baptized In
Water (Acts 2:38) 5)
Live A Christian
Life (Acts 14:22)
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