"Old School"
I was amazed to find that there were a myriad of old “tried and true” simple natural products which work quite effectively. These concoctions can clean everything from windows and counters to refrigerators and ovens. Vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice are just a few highly effective substances which most of us already have around the house. Many of these solutions work better than commercial chemical products. I've found too that proper diet and lifestyle, while a disciplinary challenge, are beneficial alternatives to pharmaceuticals for good health. These homespun approaches, of course, take more time and effort but they don't have the negative side effects associated with commercial formulas.
As I was using “good old” soap and water to clean my kitchen
cabinets one morning, the Lord dropped a thought into my heart. These natural
“old fashioned” cleaning remedies are in some ways analogous to Biblical
solutions to all sorts of maladies. The result of sin and beaking God's laws has
been a world plagued with disease, poverty, crime, strife, violence and the
break up of families. Government and other worldly sources have all kinds of
answers for these dilemmas. But most of these solutions never address the root
of these problems. Worldy designs also have negative side effects or
ramifications. Building bigger prisons, legalizing alternative family unions,
and doling out more and more entitlements only perpetuate society's ills. Only the time tested classic methods declared in God's Word will
truly eradicate and heal the world's malaise. Of course, embracing Jesus as Lord
of one's life is the first step in being able to receive and comprehend the
Bible's wisdom.
Let us then pray that the Lord of the harvest will send
out more laborers into His fields. ( Matthew 9:38) Let us continually ask the Father
for souls to be saved and the Word of God to go forth. Only then will hearts and
minds be changed and true answers to our problems be embraced and
employed.
By Cathy Friberg
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