14.317 -3- In 1974 I was setting up the control system for an office. It was on a mezzanine and the refrigeration compressors were on another mezzanine with a walkway between of about fifteen feet. I commissioned the pneumatic circuits in the panel and then allowed the signal to activate the refrigeration compressors. When the signals were altered to de-activate the refrigeration compressors, the coolant valves closed, but the compressors did not stop as they should. The machine started roaring like I had never heard before. I quickly rechecked the pneumatic circuit, determining that it was an electrical issue. Convinced it was going to blow up I ran across the mezzanine to the stairs (about thirty feet) when I saw people walking toward the danger area. I did a 180˚ turn and started running back toward the panel and the machine I was sure was about to explode, crying out “Jesus, I do not know anything about this.” (Being the electrical circuitry.) I got to the panel and it was if I was witnessing some other person’s hands rip through the bundles of tubing and wiring in the cable tray. One wire came out of the mess and He said cut that wire. I did and the machine fell silent. I went back to the stairs and sat at the bottom stair with my hands shaking. A security guard came to me and said “What the “bleep” is the matter with you?” Without Jesus the occurrence could have ended in disaster. -4- As my wife was dying from cancer, she initially experienced a severe issue with constipation. Once I became aware of her problem, I prayed for God to allow her free bowel movements. Instantly after praying she had a smooth and easy bowel movement. This occurred every time she indicated that she was worried regarding this issue. -5- Although I did not feel ready, God compelled me to approach intellectual property lawyers in 1999 to start the patent process. The claims were considered impossible by the engineer/lawyers in that office and they applied much effort to disprove the claims. Their unsuccessful attempts allowed the patent process to proceed. At the meeting they agreed to proceed a critical logic illustration had not been developed. It was required in two weeks. I did not have the required knowledge at that time, but ordered them to proceed knowing Jesus would provide the required design on time. The design illustration which was beyond my ability was provided via Jesus within the two week requirement. These are only a few of the Divine interventions in my experience. I believe we all have extraordinary experiences, but many people assign credit to themselves rather than the true source of knowledge. SOME THOUGHTS TO PONDER The eternal threat to unbelieving adults and children may be much more frightening than the environmental threats of today. Many people reject Jesus on the basis that they are scientific. That has been an issue for apparently a long time, as per 1 Timothy 6:20 in the New Testament, “O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:” Atheists may alter their position if they analyzed the current, real science available today regarding the statistical improbability of life forming from non-life, the fine tuning factors of the universe allowing life to exist, the staggering complexity of the systems and interrelationship of God's systems in nature, the biological functions within each cell, the programming of DNA, etc. Systems by my hands are relatively very simple. Of the hundreds of unique systems illustrated through my hands, not one was produced by putting a blank piece of paper and pencils into a box and shaking it for 13.5 billion years to have a functional design pop out by chance. Intelligence infinitely beyond mine was required. I was just the tool. Consider Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together saith the Lord."
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