The Real Thing
Talk
about potent! Unlike most products, this
combination of ingredients has far undersold its multiple uses especially as a
cleaning agent. Consider some of its
results:
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You can put a T-bone steak in a
bowl of it and it will be gone in two days.
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In many states the Highway Patrol
carries two gallons of it in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
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To remove rust spots from chrome
car bumpers: rub the bumper with a
crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in it.
●
To clean corrosion from car
battery terminals: Pour a can of it over
the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
●
The active ingredient in it is
phosphoric acid. It’s pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
What is the miracle working cleanser, you might ask? You got it!
Coca-Cola! It’s the real thing,
it adds life, and who knew it had other uses besides filling us with that great
taste we’ve grown to love (sorry, Pepsi fans).
In
May, 1866, Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton, a pharmacist from
Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton
concocted the Coca- Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his
backyard. The name was a suggestion
given by John Pemberton’s bookkeeper, Frank Robinson.
Being
a bookkeeper, Frank Robinson also had excellent penmanship. It was he, who first scripted “Coca- Cola” into the flowing letters which
has become the famous logo of today. The
soft drink was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob’s Pharmacy
in Atlanta, on May 8, 1886. About nine
servings of the soft drink were sold each day.
Sales for that first year added up to a total of about $50. The funny thing was that it cost John
Pemberton over $70 in expenses, so the first year of sales were a loss. However, by 1900, the drink would become a
national hit.
In
1925, the only written copy of its formula Coca-Cola admits to having was
retrieved from a New York bank (where it had been held as collateral on a sugar
loan) and reverently laid in a safe deposit box in an Atlanta bank, the Trust
Company of Georgia.
But,
that was only the first step. That same
year the company set a policy whereby no one could view the formula without
written permission from the Board, and then only in the presence of the
President, Chairman, or Corporate Secretary.
After all these years, the recipe for Coca-Cola is still one of the best
kept secrets in the industry.
The
Bible reminds us that God isn’t into secrets.
In fact, He’s very interested in sharing His enterprise with
everyone. Seems at one time while the
things of God were hidden to many, Christ has made them known to all. Mark 4:12 says, “The secret of the Kingdom of God has been given to you.”
Everything has been revealed including
God’s salvation, healing, hope, eternity, relationship, purpose, and plan. All has been given for each person to
experience and enjoy. Oh, and by the
way, it’s a powerful cleaning agent whenever you need it.
Refreshed
By Him,
Pastor
Terry Risser
Consider reading the Word today;
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