OWNERS OF THIS EATERY -- DINE HERE!

 OWNERS OF THIS EATERY -- DINE HERE!

BY DR. MERVYN ABREO

          This was the sign put up outside a public eating place. 
          And the reason for this will be explained by this incident.

                                                     

          A doctor friend of mine, who runs a small hospital, had operated on a rich patient. After a few days, during the recovery period, special food from a nearby hotel had been ordered for the patient.

           But when he came to know that the food was from outside, he refused to eat and preferred something coked by my friend’s wife.

                                                   

               His explanation was that he himself was the owner of a hotel and knew what went into the  preparation of the food. And this did not apply to only street food, but is a common phenomena in most average eating houses.

           Cooked food is usually kept open, with the result that not only do flies constantly alight on them but even cockroaches run all over these ‘delicacies’.

FLIES ALIGHTING ON FOOD

COCKROACHES RUNNING ON FOOD

                                  

          



        Food is usually handled with unwashed hands. Cooked food is commonly stored near, or sometimes even inside toilets.      Water which is served is not boiled and is often from bore wells, which contains parasites. Vegetables used in food preparation are the leftovers and already spoiling and so it can be bought cheaper.

          There is nothing like a good, wholesome home cooked meal!

         

This same principle applies when evangelizing.

                                                      

          It is only after we ourselves have tasted of the Lord, and are convinced of His love, joy, peace, goodness, mercy, etc. can we successfully  get across to others what the Lord has wonderfully achieved by His death and resurrection. And what salvation is really all about!

          There is an old English expression which says: The proof of the pudding is eating it!

                                                          

          And has probably been derived from the Bible: “Taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34: 8).

         And He tastes like honey in the rock!

                                                      

          And the more we eat and the more we appreciate the Lord's goodness, the stronger will our conviction be.
              And more forceful, beneficial  and rewarding will our evangelizing of others be!

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Dear friend,

          I look forward to getting your feedback. Do write in to me at:

                                        drmervynabreo@gmail.com

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