Ultimate Surge Protector

 

 I depend onGod alone; I put my hope in him. He alone protects and saves me; he is mydefender, and I shall never be defeated. My salvation and honor depend on God;he is my strong protector; he is my shelter. (Psalm 62:5-7, Good NewsTranslation)

If you thought last Sunday’s post about my hardwoodfloors was a stretch, hold on to your stocking caps. Here I go again.

On December 15, 2021, the power went out in our houseduring a winter storm. We’ve survived many a Wisconsin winter, so we fired upthe generator outside and made due. The electricity came on two days later.Fleetingly. Something sparked and snapped and the power went out again. Apparently,it was some sort of power surge and the lights were out this time until the weehours of December 19.

During that time, we ran a gas lantern in the bedroomfor heat and light, during the daytime only, when we hoped we’d notice carbonmonoxide poisoning before we passed out. I thought the burning odor I continuedto smell was from that.

Come Sunday morning, when the power was back on, wediscovered that the power surge a few days before had fried both our garagedoor openers, several light bulbs, and all of our surge protectors. The one inthe bedroom actually burned a spot in the hard wood floor. That was the burningodor I kept smelling.

And every time I vacuum that spot in the floor, Istill see that tiny cross.

Thinking about the beauty of my floors last week, itdawned on me how beautiful that particular mark is. Those power strips savedmany of our electrical devices from being destroyed. When there is a powersurge, those strips sacrifice themselves for your benefit.

Just like Jesus sacrificed Himself on the cross forus. I guess He is the ultimate surge protector.