There are 3 types of leafs which carry a poison: sumac, oak and ivy. While all 3 can be dangerous once contracted, poison ivy is the most common. Fear the leaf, especially if you body is vulnerable to any of these poisons.
Some people are blessed to be able to touch, step on and even play in without ever contracting poison ivy. Others may not contract this until their 20’s or later in life. However, there are those who catch it without ever coming into contact with a leaf. For these poor people, poison ivy is painful, oozing and spreading like an uncontrollable rash, often needing steroids or shots to be cured.
Poison ivy is like sin, it starts off with just a slight touch or being surrounded by a negative influence. Before you realize it, a part of your life has been contaminated, corrupted, unable to hide it any longer. Like an itch, it spreads throughout your body until you need antibiotics to be completely healed.
Thanks to Adam and Eve, God allowed these poisons to enter the ground, Genesis 3:18. I am currently battling all 3. It started on my arms, then around my ankles and know is spreading up and down my body. Thank God someone invented Super Ivy-Dry to make the itching tolerable. Salt water is also a good cure, as least it has been in my life. Whether your skin is normal, rough or currently infected, consider it a pure joy, James 1:2-4. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord, Psalm 150.
by Jay Mankus
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