look to the source

by larry rice

Energy shortages, blackouts, sky rocketing utility bills, all of which are causing more
and more people to look at alternative sources of energy.

People are tired of being utility slaves- whether it is to the utility bills of gas, electric,
or propane or slaves to wherever OPEC may be slashing the price of gasoline at the pumps.

God has created a world that is full of free energy- energy that is not dependent on big
oil companies- the wholesale natural gas market or big government.

Did you know that the sun radiates more energy in 1 second than people have used
 since the beginning of time! Or that everyday enough energy strikes the United States
to supply the nation’s energy needs for one and a half years! The question is where does
all this energy go? 30% is used to evaporate water which when lifted into the
atmosphere produces rain fall. Another 15% is reflected back into space.

Solar energy is also absorbed by plants, the land and the ocean water the rest just waiting for us to be used to supply our energy needs. Don’t you think that the same God who could show George Washington Carver hundreds of uses for a peanut could also show us how to tap the sun’s resources so that no one has to spend another winter without heat? Oh if only we could get quit long enough to hear His voice and be moved into the realms of His love which desires for all of His children to be provided for. As Psalm 31:21 says, "Praise be to the Lord, for he showed his wonderful love to me whom I was in a besieged city."

Or what about using the free hydrogen God has provided as a substitute for the oil and natural gas that big business now controls? Did you know that algae growing in a pond could actually produce enough hydrogen to power 10 cars? Green algae that can be found on many farm ponds has the unique ability to convert water and sunlight into hydrogen gas. This is possible because God has created algae to live in two environments.

When living in ordinary air and sunlight, the algae uses photosynthesis like other plants. This process converts sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and the life sustaining chemicals the plant needs. But when the algae is deprived of a key nutrient sulfur and forced to live in an oxygen-free environment, it takes up an alternative lifestyle in order to survive. Under these conditions it produces hydrogen gas, which bubbles up as pure hydrogen. One liter of algae culture, or a little over a quarter of a gallon, produces about one-tenth of a fluid once per hour of pure hydrogen.

Think about it: free energy created by algae from

sunlight and water resulting in hydrogen. It is hydrogen that has been used in the space program because when it is combined with oxygen it makes a rocket propellant used in the main engines of the space shuttle.

Actually there is no real energy shortage, only our inability to tap into the vast energy God has created and using it to help others. Or what about the energy He provides through the wind, just waiting to be harnessed so that those who find themselves in the dark may experience light and life.

Energy is all around us. Then why can’t we tap it? Could it be that our greed wants us to get what God has provided free of charge so that we can sell it for huge profits? Just look at the wealth that has been accumulated by a few to control the masses when He allowed us to use the fossil fuels of gas and oil. Or perhaps we have not yet been able to effectively harness the unlimited energy all around us because we are such a wasteful people.

After all, isn’t it true that up to half the energy used to heat or cool a home wasted because of poor insulation? And after all doesn’t the Scripture say that to those whom much is given much is required, and also to those who are faithful over little God will put over much.

Let’s bring it a little closer to home. How often do you feel run down, burned out and totally out of energy, like a refrigerator unplugged from its power source that has food rotting inside it? That divine source of energy which can re-ignite our souls results from being awakened to God’s love and the reality of His presence.

When you mention to most people that they have an opportunity to change the world their response is often, "I already have enough to do, I can’t even keep track of what all I have to do now." Even if an angel from heaven handed us the plans to tap into unlimited energy to respond to the energy issues, most of us would say "I don't have the energy," or "I don’t have time." Of course, those who saw it as an opportunity to get rich would love to get the source if it meant more money.

Its time for caring people to arise, to care, to tap into God’s divine power as manifested through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We need to begin to get the energy we need to not only be overcome, but also to let our light shine by helping others to get the physical and spiritual power that is so critical at this hour.