A soap manufacturer and a pastor were walking together down a street in a large city.
The soap manufacturer casually said, "The gospel you preach hasn't done much good, has it?
Just observe. There is still a lot of wickedness in the world, and a lot of wicked people, too!"
The pastor made no reply until they passed a dirty little child making mud pies in the gutter.
Seizing the opportunity, the pastor said,
"I see that soap hasn't done much good in the world either; for there is much dirt still here and many dirty people are still around."
The soap man said,
"Oh, well, soap only works when it is applied."
And the pastor said,
The soap manufacturer casually said, "The gospel you preach hasn't done much good, has it?
Just observe. There is still a lot of wickedness in the world, and a lot of wicked people, too!"
The pastor made no reply until they passed a dirty little child making mud pies in the gutter.
Seizing the opportunity, the pastor said,
"I see that soap hasn't done much good in the world either; for there is much dirt still here and many dirty people are still around."
The soap man said,
"Oh, well, soap only works when it is applied."
And the pastor said,
"Exactly! So it is with the Gospel, my friend!"
Thought for reflection
To have a good-health, need to destroy the ill-health by realization and treatment.
And any medicine becomes an instrument of cure only when it is used or applied.
“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction."
2 Timothy 4:2
“We can change and transform only the ones, who are willing to.”
Antony Pal
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