Fried ants = working AC
Our building was without one of two air conditioning units this past Sunday. We survived though things got a bit stuffy near the close of worship. My gratitude goes to our people’s patience. I made the obligatory remarks about hot air emanating from the pulpit.
We just had the AC maintenance guy come by and fix the unit. The problem? Ants in the unit were preventing contact in the circuit so that it could not cut on. Apparently they are drawn by the hum the unit makes. We have had this happen before with our home AC. I heard the technician rapidly cutting the unit on and off (the unit in question is right outside my office window). He told me that was his way of frying the ants and that he “had fun doing it!”.
I think there’s a sermon illustraion in this somewhere but I’m not sure yet where to find it. Any ideas? I’m just glad to know we’re back with both units running for this Sunday!
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6 Responses to “Fried ants = working AC”
August 5th, 2008 at 11:13 am
The ants of sin and habit form a barrier between the believer and him walking in the Spirit. In order to complete our circuit with the Spirit, we must continuously reconnect with Him, and that will destroy the ants of sin and complacency.
too legalistic?
August 5th, 2008 at 11:29 am
If we make the wrong noise, we invite the wrong things into our lives, which gums up the works and shuts us down, and it spirals out of control and we shut down…or something like that.
I don’t see your description as too legalistic, because you’re dealing with reality of Christian living - that we have a responsibility in our own Christian walk which we should have a desire to accomplish.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Hmmm. The ants of sin and habit. I think a whole sermon series could be built on fighting the ants in our lives.
August 5th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Illustration involving magnifying glass REQUIRED.
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