I was getting ready to preach this past Sunday morning when I became aware of a technical problem.  The church where I was preaching has a projection screen behind the pulpit and I had planned to use a powerpoint presentation to illustrate the message with some pictures.  When I arrived at church, I discovered that something was wrong with the equipment and the screen was not working.  Several people tried their hand at getting it to work but no one was successful at getting my pictures to appear on the screen.  Apparently, the computer was not communicating with the projector.  No matter what we did, the screen just read, "no source found."

Sometimes, in spite of what we may think the message is, the Lord will present another idea.  As I stared at the almost blank screen, I began to get the point.  Our lives are often like that blank screen.  We're alive and working.  The light is on and we're projecting out into the world.  But just what are we projecting?  Maybe we're not projecting anything bad or harmful.  It could be that we're just not projecting anything of value and the world looks at us with a blank stare.  "Is this really what the Christian life looks like?" says the world.  What or who is the source of your life?  Is there adequate communication going on between you and your source?  If Jesus is the source of the Christian life, then prayer is the communication that is vital for the projection to come out right.  "Pray without ceasing" means to keep the lines of communication open with the Lord at all times.

". . . And let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;" (Heb. 12:1-2)

Alan L. Thomas <><