Since at this point in my life I own two Chevy’s and a Dodge truck so when I say that I am syncing I am not talking about the voice activated technology in my car. Though since I am a MAC kinda guy and I believe that the afore mentioned technology is windows based. Anyway everyone knows that Apple is the official computer in heaven…right???? Not so sure? Sorry, a little Apple humor here. Sync from the word synchronization, which means harmony or harmonious relationship. For example, “Management wants to be in sync with the client's wishes.” My actual sync experience involves my Mac Book and my I-Phone when my pictures and my I-CAL become harmonious if you know what I mean. Everything gets brought up to date and the two really act as one. All the items I added in my I-Phone’s calendar are added to my Mac Book Pro’s calendar. My Music and Pictures are also updated. In the end though the most important syncing is not done electronically but spiritually.
We work together in harmony because in working together we can accomplish that which cannot otherwise be done! Chuck Swindoll wrote, “It's those stately geese I find especially impressive. Winging their way to a warmer climate, they often cover thousands of miles before reaching their destination. Have you ever studied why they fly as they do? It is fascinating to read what has been discovered about their flight pattern as well as their in-flight habits. Four come to mind. 1. Those in front rotate their leadership. When one lead goose gets tired, it changes places with one in the wing of the V-formation and another flies point. 2. By flying as they do, the members of the flock create an upward air current for one another. Each flap of the wings literally creates uplift for the bird immediately following. One author states that by flying in a V-formation, the whole flock gets 71 percent greater flying range than if each goose flew on its own. 3. When one goose gets sick or wounded, two fall out of formation with it and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with the struggler until it's able to fly again. 4. The geese in the rear of the formation are the ones who do the honking. I suppose it's their way of announcing that they're following and that all is well. For sure, the repeated honks encourage those in front to stay at it. As I think about all this, one lesson stands out above all others: it is the natural instinct of geese to work together. Whether it's rotating, flapping, helping, or simply honking, the flock is in it together...which enables them to accomplish what they set out to do. Oh what God wants to do and what God can do through a people who are willing to serve in sync with each other!
We work together in harmony because lives are at stake! Every year in Alaska, a 1000-mile dogsled race, a run for prize money and prestige, commemorates an original "race" run to save lives. Back in January of 1926, six-year-old Richard Stanley showed symptoms of diphtheria, signaling the possibility of an outbreak in the small town of Nome. When the boy passed away a day later, Dr. Curtis Welch began immunizing children and adults with an experimental but effective anti-diphtheria serum. But it wasn't long before Dr. Welch's supply ran out, and the nearest serum was in Nanina, Alaska--1000 miles of frozen wilderness away. Amazingly, a group of trappers and prospectors volunteered to cover the distance with their dog teams! Operating in relays from trading post to trapping station and beyond, one sled started out from Nome while another, carrying the serum, started from Nenana. Oblivious to frostbite, fatigue, and exhaustion, the teamsters mushed relentlessly until, after 144 hours in minus 50-degree winds, the serum was delivered to Nome. As a result, only one other life was lost to the potential epidemic. Their sacrifice had given an entire town the gift of life. Working and serving in sync are perhaps the difference between life and death. Which brings me to my last thought.
We work together in harmony because with God’s help nothing is impossible! Ignace Jan Paderewski, the famous Polish composer-painist, was once scheduled to perform at a great American concert hall for a high-society extravaganza. In the audience was a mother with her fidgety nine-year-old son. Weary of waiting, the boy slipped away from her side, strangely drawn to the Steinway on the stage. Without much notice from the audience, he sat down at the stool and began playing "chopsticks." The roar of the crowd turned to shouts as hundreds yelled, "Get that boy away from there!" When Paderewski heard the uproar backstage, he grabbed his coat and rushed over behind the boy. Reaching around him from behind, the master began to improvise a countermelody to "Chopsticks." As the two of them played together, Paderewski kept whispering in the boy's ear, "Keep going. Don't quit, son...don't stop...don't stop." Can you imagine what God wants to accomplish in us with His help?
So my question for you is, do you need to get in sync? Are you in sync with others? Are you in sync with God?
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