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Dead in the Water
©1999 by James
A. Fowler. All rights
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parodies is Aaron Eskridge.
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She had been christened
the S.S. Ecclesiastica. The ship-builders had constructed her
with the most up-to-date nautical technology with which to ply
the world's seas and call on ports far and wide. Equipped with
computerized stabilizers and navigational equipment, she was
the envy of sailors the world over.
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On her maiden voyage,
laden with precious cargo to be distributed throughout the world,
she functioned as intended. On subsequent sailings many peoples
in ports around the globe were privileged to observe this jewel
of the fleet.
Many years afterwards, the
ship was sailing in the open seas, when all of a sudden it lost
all power. None of the equipment would function. The navigational
equipment was useless. The communication equipment was silent.
The ship was "dead in the water."
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What
a frightening experience to be adrift at sea and subject to the
capricious natural elements of the winds and the waves. The frantic
sailors were lighting flares to send distress signals. The helmsman
was standing in the pulpit scanning the horizon for passing ships
or the sight of land. The compass was of little value, for any
sailor knows that you cannot steer a ship unless it is moving! |
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What this ecclesiastical
ship needs is to reinstate the Lord Jesus Christ as the pilot
of the ship. Only then can the power of the Holy Spirit be restored,
and the crew can ascertain their course by the compass of divine
direction.
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