With a small power washing project before me, I rolled out the old power washer to give it a crank and get the job done. A quick glance into the gas tank to fill it up with fresh gas revealed debris present in the bottom of the tank. My friend Jeffrey, who is very mechanically minded, proceeded to remove the gas tank to get it thoroughly cleaned out. In the process, we discovered since it had been sitting for a season, the water pump was frozen up. We got that loosened, then with the gas tank clean and re-installed, we attempted to start it. We finally got it to fire and run for about ten seconds, then it would die. After all that we did to it, we concluded there must be trash in the fuel line or carburetor. The next step is to get some carburetor cleaner and spray some of that in there and see if that will inspire it to start and continue running. If that doesn’t do it, there will be a judgement and decision if I am going to spend anymore time and money on it. It is an old Craftsman machine that has well served its time, virtually an antique. If we can’t get it running this time, it might well be headed to the scrap pile. A lot of people have been sitting around in the church house and are “frozen up.” First of all, it needs to be stated that just because you sit in a hen house for twenty years does not make you a chicken. The reason some people are not living the life of Christ is because they don’t have it to live. Being good and religious is not the same as having a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Then, there are some genuine believers who are not running well—they keep dying after about ten seconds with the debris of unbelief in their gas tank, not seeing results as they expected. Or, they got their eyes on a person or a church instead of looking to the Lord and His Word alone. Focus on God who is faithful. Sin, unbelief and catering to the flesh in our life, brings spiritual death. We need to get our spiritual tank cleaned out and blow the fuel lines out and clean the carburetor. This is repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. If we are “frozen up,” and not sharing Jesus freely with the passion of the fire of God, we need to let God get a hold of us and break us free from religious corrosion and bondage. Once we are broken free by the working of the Word and Spirit of God, then we need to get filled up from Him with the fuel of the Spirit, get cranked and running. Sitting idle will render you ready for the scrap pile. A total commitment to the Lord Himself will get you up and running smoothly.
God’s Power Washer
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