“..my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58

“Are you ready?” It was the question the “Technologist” asked me. Technically speaking, he was an ‘MRI Technologist’ who was about to send me into an MRI scanner; a round tube that many find claustrophobic. Guessing he was trying to determine if he was going to have any problems with ME, I asked HIM a question. “Are you a Jesus guy?” He responded, “Nope, and I’m not interested!”

Since he was about to probe me, I felt compelled to do the same to him, “why aren’t you a believer in Jesus Christ?” “I don’t believe in religion,” he said. I replied, “then what about physics? You want to talk physics… because physics PROVE God exists!” “No,” he said. “I don’t want to talk about it!” And with that, he went into the other room and sent me into the tube! I prayed, “Well Lord, I tried!”

Technology is amazing! After a blood test over a year ago, certain chemicals indicated a need for more info by an MRI. The MRI used technology to send radio waves into my body to re-align the hydrogen atoms inside me. As hydrogen atoms return to their usual alignment, they emitted different amounts of energy. The scanner captured and created a picture using that information.

The Bible verse today clearly gives me the technical specifications for what ‘I’ am supposed to do with my life in Christ. I am called to be a scanner and emitter of His Word, sent out into the world, to do HIS work. The image I present is meant to match His! The information gathered in that work is meant, like an MRI, to form a picture of the soul of the person receiving the probe by The Holy Spirit!

Doing God’s work does not always go well! Sometimes the receiver is defective beyond repair. Other times, the transmitter (me) is affected, whereby the signal may not be sent or made clear. The world, the flesh and the devil are infamous for trying to foul out and distort the message and messenger! But the technical facts NEVER change! They, like the mission of Christ in the world, ALWAYS work.

An MRI is NOT a HEALING machine. It is a picture taking technical wonder. I STILL must go to a Doctor, who will scan the images for a diagnosis and treatment. It is MY responsibility to follow HIS instructions if I want to stay healthy. But it’s MY choice. Just like it is MY choice to stand firm and do the work of The Lord, or to be moved in another direction. There WILL be powers trying to move me!

Are you bearing the Image of the Savior and doing His work… no matter what you see or experience? THAT is why you are here!