Saturday started warm. We enjoyed relaxing, reading and soaking up some vitamin D. Noon - time we moved indoors to the air-conditioning, the temperature became uncomfortable. Late afternoon it reached the mid 90's, scorching in the northwest.
The temperature rose, so did the demand on the electricity supply, at the campground where we camped. Then suddenly, the power was out, the camper heated quickly. We tried to find relief by sitting in a shady spot where there was a little breeze. When the heat was to hard to handle we turned on the generator and ran the air conditioner again until evening. It cooled down, the power was restored.
I have found a correlation between our relationship with God, the power we receive through his Holy Spirit, and the power supply depended on in the natural course of everyday life. When we spend time connecting with God through prayer, praise and worship we receive power through his Holy Spirit.
When the heat is on, things get hard, we have his power to propel us forward. We may come to the "wall" that marathon runners refer to when they are in the race. When that happens we have an emergency supply to draw on like a generator filling in the gap when needed.
We need a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit power daily. Jesus went to a quiet place to pray before starting his day we have his example to follow. (Mark 1:35-45) Let's commit to ourselves to start each day being filled and prepared to be used by God with a full supply and our reserve tanks full ready for whatever comes our way.
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