Perspective again
When you start an engine, many things happen.
First, pistons move.
An intake stroke fills the entire chamber with petrol and oxygen.
The compression stroke squeezes the mixture, increasing the pressure
The combustion stroke occurs at the tip, when the spark plug sparks, igniting the potent mixture.
Finally the exhaust stroke pushes out the waste gases.
In those four strokes, the engine would have turned a crankshaft. That turns the vertical motion of the pistons into a rotational motion.
The crankshaft is then connected to the transmission house, where via gears the power is then transmitted to the wheels. The gears play a role that is significant; without them, the only way to accelerate would be for the engine to spin faster and faster.
The power then goes through a differential, which controls the power sent to each wheel.
Even this description does not fully explain how a car works. There is just so much to be said at each stage. If one fails, optimality is not reached. So what is the purpose of this post?
In life, we are each like a part of a wheel. God's plans are much larger than us. He has plans that we do not know. We might be the pistons pushing up and down, not knowing that we power the car. We might be the differentials, not clear of where the power comes from, but delivering it to the the wheels. We might even be the wheels, thinking that we are the drivers of the car, but the power comes from elsewhere.
God's people all form one body. We are in that respect united. I am important, so are you. If i fail, God's plan falls from optimality. So if you fail, God's plan also falls from optimality. Sure he is in control, like the driver, but if the wheels wear out, the driver compensates. He is in control, yet not in control. God lets us have the freedom of choice, but He is in control.
First, pistons move.
An intake stroke fills the entire chamber with petrol and oxygen.
The compression stroke squeezes the mixture, increasing the pressure
The combustion stroke occurs at the tip, when the spark plug sparks, igniting the potent mixture.
Finally the exhaust stroke pushes out the waste gases.
In those four strokes, the engine would have turned a crankshaft. That turns the vertical motion of the pistons into a rotational motion.
The crankshaft is then connected to the transmission house, where via gears the power is then transmitted to the wheels. The gears play a role that is significant; without them, the only way to accelerate would be for the engine to spin faster and faster.
The power then goes through a differential, which controls the power sent to each wheel.
Even this description does not fully explain how a car works. There is just so much to be said at each stage. If one fails, optimality is not reached. So what is the purpose of this post?
In life, we are each like a part of a wheel. God's plans are much larger than us. He has plans that we do not know. We might be the pistons pushing up and down, not knowing that we power the car. We might be the differentials, not clear of where the power comes from, but delivering it to the the wheels. We might even be the wheels, thinking that we are the drivers of the car, but the power comes from elsewhere.
God's people all form one body. We are in that respect united. I am important, so are you. If i fail, God's plan falls from optimality. So if you fail, God's plan also falls from optimality. Sure he is in control, like the driver, but if the wheels wear out, the driver compensates. He is in control, yet not in control. God lets us have the freedom of choice, but He is in control.
posted by W | Saturday, November 08, 2008
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