Thglimited - Heavy Industries

We always give God creative, descriptive titles like the "Great Physician", the "Great Creator", the "Great Teacher", the "Great Provider", etc. Today, I want to add to that list.

God is the Great Engineer.

Okay, for those of you who know me, I am schooled in the sciences of mechanical engineering. God wired me to be me and with that I simply love being an engineer.

Now I know some of you are asking yourselves "but you're a pastor, don't you want to work full time in the ministry?" Yes. The answer to that question is yes, but like I said the realm of physical science just 'pops my cork'. So now that is out of the way, let me show you one simple way of how God brings those two worlds of mine together.

On Friday, a bunch of my coworkers and I were talking about cars, gas prices, new technology for transportation, new forms of energy, etc. As we were talking about energy, we started discussing the more detailed aspects of energy (i.e. potential, kenetic, and perpetual motion, etc.) At that point God revealed some crazy stuff to me. Follow me here...

Energy is defined as the ability to do work. Potential Energy is defined as stored energy in a system. If you hold a ball in your hand at waist level, that ball has potential energy. Why? Simply because gravity is pulling downward, but your hand is holding it from falling. There is potential energy stored in the ball. Now, on the same token, hold the ball above your head. The potential energy has now increased. It has the ability to do more when elevated.

Now let's insert the spiritual connection. You are now the ball. The closer we get to God (upward), the more potential you have. By increasing your potential I'm saying that you will begin to better know your Creator as father and friend, you will love others more like Jesus did, and you will be living life more of the way God intented. That is your potential! Literally speaking, the sky is the limit!

Cool!!! So what's the catch?

Yes, there is a catch. In order to store up potential energy in a system, work has to be put into that system to create potential energy. Work is defined as force multiplied by distance. Your arm lifting that ball above your head is called work. We have to work at growing closer to God. It requires time, effort, and discipline. We need to pray, study, and fellowship together with God. We have to work to build up the 'potential energy' in our God 'relationship system'.

I'm not done yet.

So you've done the work to store up potential energy in your God 'relationship system'. Now what? At this point, you are in a place to convert your potential energy into kenetic energy. Kenetic energy is defined as anything in motion. Potential energy makes kenetic energy possible. Therefore, the more potential energy you have, the greater kenetic energy you will have when released. Your kenetic energy will be the impact you have on God's Kingdom. You can input a lot of work into increasing your level of potential energy, but in the end, God wants you to use it. He wants you to release it. He wants you to be a force for Him.

Conclusion.

You've got to work to build up your potential energy with God. Then you can release your potential energy to become kenetic energy of God. Then your kenetic energy will be the impact for God! - Jonathan Ellis

I have learned that God is very consistent in all that He has created. Should we be surprised that the One who invented physical science could be described with it? I think it's pretty cool, but I'm kind of a nerd (technically speaking). What do you think?