Order Leads to Clarity

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I once had a scientist come to my gym who taught me about liquid crystals. Liquid crystals, think of the LCD display on your TV or phone, are an amazing thing. They are part liquid and part solid, and they have the ability to adapt and create order, rather than being fixed in one position. 

We must be the same way. The world is constantly changing and we must have the ability to both adapt and create order at the same time. Creating order is all about positioning in both time and space. As time moves forward things must be constantly repositioned. We just finished God's yearly cycle on his calendar and we are starting anew which means there is going to be some repositioning happening soon. 

With liquid crystals there is a process that must be followed for the crystals to create clear pictures on the screen.

Here is the process...

1. Boundaries - once a boundary is established they can move about freely inside the boundary.
2. Alignment - The crystals need to all be flowing in the same direction. This can be done by shining a polarized light across the glass and the crystals will align with the light. 
3. Order - once boundaries and alignment have been established the crystals can move about to create order.
4. Clarity- when the crystals are ordered they create clear pictures, but when they are disordered they are cloudy and lack clarity. 

God is a God of order, which also means that he has a level of clarity that is beyond what we know. To become more clear is to become more like him. In today's communion we are asking him for greatly increased levels of clarity, because no matter how clear we are there is always another level. Keep in mind that this will mean establishing better boundaries, creating more alignment, and putting things in their proper position. Also remember the most important thing to position is yourself, by taking your position in Christ and abiding in him. 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel