“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you
and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom
and understanding”
Colossians 1:9
Sony is a Japanese company that manufactures electronics.
When you buy an appliance from Sony, you will find a booklet titled
“Operating Instructions.” You will also find a small slip of paper that
says, “Before disengaging or operating this machine, read these
instructions carefully.” Because Sony wants you to experience the
maximum enjoyment from its product, the company wants you to be
thoroughly familiar with the quality and the capabilities of the
machine before you use it.
The same is true of the highly sophisticated equipment God
designed called men and women. You will never reach your optimal
performance unless you first check God’s operating instructions.
The Bible is God’s manual on you. You cannot operate properly until
you become acquainted with everything God built into you.
One of the first pages in the Sony manual says “Owner’s Rec –
ord” at the top. This page instructs you to locate the machine’s serial
number and record that number in the space provided below.
The serial number of a product separates it from all other equipment
of that same make and model. The day you invited Jesus into
your heart you began a journey that is uniquely yours. Your personality
traits and your life experiences have influenced both that
moment of decision and your life in Christ since that day.
The early pages in the book of Sony also include a list of specifications.
This list details each part of the equipment and tells you
what to do if a certain part needs to be replaced. These instructions
always include the phrase: “If service is required, please take or send
this product to an authorized dealer who will use genuine Sony
parts.”
The Bible details your specifications. God designed you to be
filled with the Holy Spirit. If you become filled with a demon spirit
or some other foul spirit, you will not function in accordance with
God’s intentions. That’s why a
man without God is a dangerous
man. He is literally insane. Even
though a man’s manners may be
good, if his spirit is wrong, his
behavior will eventually reflect
his spirit.
You cannot
operate properly
until you
become acquainted
with everything God
built into you.
