God ZAPPED me!

Have you ever gone to COSI and seen

the static-electricity generator?
You know, the metal ball that
when you touch it your hair
stands straight out?
And if you move your hand
close to another object that’s
‘grounded’ you can make
sparks fly from your
fingertips.
OK…so you expect me to turn
this into a spiritual analogy,
right? The pressures on,
so I’ll take a shot at it.
This week I was reminded
of Psalm 139. This Psalm
so powerfully anchors our
understanding that God knew
us before we were ever
conceived and He continues
to know us better than we know
ourselves. But being connected to Him
is not the only thing necessary to
transmit His power. The Psalm ends
with a qualifier.
Psalm 139: 23-24 helps me understand
that His power through me is not just
based on being in contact with Him
but upon the condition of my heart.

Search me, O God, and know my heart;

test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.

– Pastor Ron