Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father!
Wow Lord… What a hectic day it’s been! As I’m sure You’re aware, we had some violent thunderstorms roll through here last night which always causes a “surge” (pun intended) in business the next day. In this instance, one of my clients took a spike which routed through their network wiring, killing off five machines and several pieces of infrastructure hardware… Not a pretty picture. As I was surveying and extracting the damaged equipment for repair this morning, it got me thinking that sin works very much like that surge…
Once we allow sin to enter our lives, it runs rampant, corrupting and damaging everything else it can.
Now, in this client’s case there was very little they could have done to prevent this particular hit from doing damage; we’re very much the same way with regards to sin. While as Christians, we try to avoid sin wherever we can, we’re certainly not always successful. It’s a constant battle in our souls Father; the pull of our corrupted, sinful natures versus the righteousness of Your Spirit within us. Thankfully, with Jesus Christ as our “Spiritual Surge Suppressor”, we have the protection we need to arrest sin’s progress in us so we can best operate as You intend.
Heavenly Father, as we go into the weekend we thank You for all the Blessings You’ve surrounded us with this week. I pray that for all of life’s “surges” that present themselves, we remember to place our trust in the One that can see us through the storms safely.
In Jesus’ Name we pray,
Amen.
~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
I love this analogy! Sin will be there but with Jesus always at the forefront of our mind and our focus on Him, we can combat that sin.
Thank you Jenifer! Amen!
Have a Blessed Day!
In this day of computers, this is a perfect way to bring his word to a level playing field of understanding.
Excellently done.
Thank you Dy! It’s always interesting how these analogies are revealed to us…
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We had some violent storms move through last night. Thankfully we didn’t suffer any damage like your customer. But we do suffer the damage that unconfessed sin causes in our lives. As we draw closer to Jesus, sin’s hold on our lives is lessened. Great encouragement, Phil. Have a blessed weekend!
They were bad here… Lots of damage. On the spirit side though, Jesus keeps those “sin surges” from doing damage to us when we bring him into our lives!
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Great analogy,Phil. I always love when the Lord uses these events we face to teach us more about who He is. Have a great weekend!
Thank you Eileen! I do too… Makes things seem very clear upon occasion. 🙂
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It’s very good to touch in with your writing and with your heart once again Phil. I send love and blessings and trust all is well. For myself, I find much peace in a growing awareness that there is something in me that nothing can hurt or diminish. I’m reminded of some words of St Teresa of Avila I have always loved. “Let nothing disturb thee, nothing affright thee. All things change, God changeth not.” Love from my heart to yours.
Thank you Christopher! I’m sorry I haven’t made it over to you blog this week… I’m way behind on things I’m afraid. Love that quote from St. Teresa… Thank you for sharing!
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Perfect illustration, Phil. And we always need to be connected, plugged into the Power source, God, too.
Thank you Jean! I do my best to stay “plugged in” to Him as well!
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Great analogy! I am so grateful for the “Spiritual Surge Suppressor” in my life!
Thank you Heidi! I’m quite thankful for it as well. 🙂
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Its wonderful to be “plugged in” and know I am protected from Satan’s surges! Great post!
Amen Tresa! Thank you!
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