As it happened, Publius's father was ill
with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands
on him, he healed him. Then all the other sick people on the island came and
were healed. Acts 28:8-9
Paul
was on his third Missionary journey to Rome when he spent some time on the
island of Malta, where Publius was the ruler. Apparently his father had
dysentery—stomach flu like symptoms—and a fever. There is a difference between
stomach flu and the influenza that is a respiratory illness we commonly call
the flu. The
respiratory flu is the killer as described by the Scientific America
article about how the flu really kills people. The flu virus attacks the body
and the immune responds by attacking the body. A secondary infection, like pneumonia, can be the
ultimate demise, but whatever the cause the body was just not strong enough. God
healed Pablius’ father. For thousands of people in the United States annually
there is no healing.
Influenza
and pneumonia are the eighth most common cause of death in the United States. There
were 55,672 deaths due to influenza and pneumonia in the 2017 statistics
available on the Center for Disease Control web site.
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| Chicken Soup, Rest, Flowers Prayer Treatment for the flu. |
Death from the flu is very real this time
of year. Flu is causing panic in people around the world, as people are rounded
up and put in quarantine because of possible exposure to coronavirus. But other
flu
viruses have killed 10,000 people in the US this year. Is the best thing we
can do to wash our hands and stay away from sick people? We’ll have to pray and
trust the Lord for now.
Prayer
~ Lord, in Your mercy, heal those who are sick and protect those who have not
yet had the flu this winter. Thank You.
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