Corrosion

Wow, was it cold last night! Our thermometer showed about 3 degrees at 7:30 this morning. I guess we should be thankful that we don't live up north, they have temperatures that are 20 -30 below zero!!

When we woke up this morning, I thought something didn't feel right with the air temperature inside the house. Sure enough, the thermostat was set on 70 degrees, but the temperature showed 67. The furnace wasn't running, so I knew we had some kind of issue. I called our local repairman, and he came over and quickly diagnosed the problem. He said there is a sensor rod that detects when the burners are lit and tells the system that it's ok to run. If the gas comes on but the sensor does not detect heat, it will shut the system down, so you don't have a problem with gas leaking into your house. Any way, this sensor rod had become dirty and corroded over time, and didn't operate properly. Even though the burners lit, it couldn't tell, and it shut down the furnace. The repairman cleaned the sensor rod, and immediately the furnace fired up, and we had heat again!

That sensor rod reminded me of myself and my walk with God. Sometimes, the "dirt" of life can corrode our spirit. We cease to study, pray and seek God. We aren't sensitive to God's leading. We don't detect the "fire" that God puts in us. We become incapable of functioning like God designed and created us to. Only when we get rid of the dirt and corrosion through repentence and turning back to God can we again get that fire back in us that makes us effective Christians.

I am thankful for furnances, and I am thankful for people who know how to fix them! I am most thankful however, for God and His amazing love and grace that continually cleanses us of our dirt and corrosion in our lives.

De Colores