For a month now, I've been hearing a lot about the "Tuko" or the Philippine Gecko trade. It has been rumored that it's gall bladder enzymes can cure HIV, AIDS, STD and asthma. It can be sold at around Php1,500 each or auctioned. Yet, never has it been proven that it can cure the mentioned illnesses at all. Despite this, people still trade whether face to face or online and pay big money. At present the tuko is being illegally captured at night time in the rural areas. Potentially, it can threaten the ecosystem of an area by disrupting the food chain.
That the tuko can cure AIDS is similar to what Satan wants us to believe, it's lies. We are intelligent enough to know right from wrong. We even know the ultimate consequence of sin that is hell. Yet, we still "buy" in to sin. We mistakenly fall into the lies of the temporary cures of this world, so we can forego the eternal healing, peace, and happiness Jesus wants us to gain.
I don't know how long this tuko trade will go on. I think as long as someone is desperate to get cured of AIDS and will take his or her chances on the Philippine Gecko. I don't know how long will we believe in Satan's lies of hopelessness, pride, and unforgiveness. But for as long if we believe and trust in Jesus Christ, we will be guided to the truth and our salvation is in His hands.
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