Wind Turbine or Windmill?

 

 Driving to Bloomington today I noticed the wind turbines turning in the wind. They were generating power, this made me think...”am I generating power for the Lord?” I have also noticed that at times some of the turbines are moving and some are not. So…this also made me think “you could say 1 of 2 things here. 1) could the stationary turbines be thought of as believers that are not generating any power for Christ or 2) could they be thought of as non-believers?” Let’s take a look at both.

          How many times does a recent convert go blue blazes, getting their testimony out for others to hear, only to get bogged down by this world? They turn freely in the wind, the wind of God, but soon the lack of proper maintenance starts to take its toll. They once rose early to read the word before work, but problems arose, the storms of life began to take a toll on their devotion time. Their spirits got rusty and the flow, of the Holy Spirit out of them, starts to slow down. Soon the power that they once were generating is now down to a trickle. Soon the blades fail to turn. Satan has accomplished the task of shutting down another power source for Jesus Christ. “Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.” Mark 4:15 (NIV). Of course this is a slow process. Over time the devil takes more and more of the wind away so that the blades turn slower and slower, finally the blades stop and the Power, once made for their testimony for Christ, is no longer generated. Then the storms come, the lightning and driving rain in their lives have them crying out to Jesus for help. And He comes. He begins the repair of their lives. He fixes their blades, if you will, and soon they are again generating a testimony for the Lord, just like they did before. This time, though, they see that the lack of maintenance, the daily devotions and time with Him in prayer, must not be overlooked or neglected. Christ has made their repair complete by the shedding of His blood for them on Calvary’s cross. His gentle and ever sustaining wind begins to blow again against the blades of their lives and power in Christ is again made.

          Now for the non-believer. Just as we can see many, many turbines on the landscape. There are many, many non-believers out there. Christ has “built” each one of them. And even though they fail to recognize their importance, Christ built each one for a purpose, His purpose! Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NIV). But the non-believer does not see this. They are so consumed by the world that their ears and eyes do not hear, or see, what destruction lies ahead of them. The “power” of Christ is not in them, they are hopelessly lost being led like sheep to the slaughter. The wind turbine is set in place, the wind is blowing, but the blades fail to turn, locked up with the rust of worldly aspirations and hopes. Their blades are “locked” so as to provide no use to anyone, but themselves. The Father sends out the workman to repair the problems. But for some, they turn away the help. Others don’t listen to the help. Christ keeps coming, calling out their names but they turn Him away. “[I] They can make the repairs themselves!” But it never happens. They rely on others to help, but they are just as lost themselves. So the repairs are not made, and as time keeps going on the chances of a rebuild seem to be going down the drain. Will power ever come from them?

          The answer is YES!!! The love that Christ has for us, which is unimaginable, does come and repairs are made. His shed blood is the tool needed to make repairs that will NEVER go bad. For the believer the power that once was generated by their acceptance of Christ will begin to flow again. The gentle breeze of the Holy Spirit will again turn the blades that will generate the power needed to help the non-believer to have repairs made to their generator. So that they too may experience the joy and peace that only being washed in the blood of Christ can bring them. Every one of us needs the luxury of preventive maintenance. The type that Jesus Christ can accomplish each day in our lives. And this is done by daily reading His word, through a bible study of daily devotions, and by praying. Going into His throne room, and humbling ourselves before Him, He will lift us up and His power will come forth through us. In our actions, and the leading of the Holy Spirit in the words we speak, others will hear the healing words that our Father has given to us to say. So that as we ALL stand tall on the horizon, our blades will turn with ease and the power we generate will energize others to follow Him as their Lord and Savior. So they too will generate the power needed to weather the storms of life knowing that God will never leave them or forsake them.