7 Dec, 2011
Windy Affect
Hundreds of thousands of households in California were without power...
Almost 1,900 customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in the Bay Area and 22,630 customers in Santa Cruz County are still without power after high winds knocked down power lines throughout Northern California. PG&E say it could take until Saturday for it to restore electricity to all its customers.
The outages started Wednesday night when winds whipped through most of California. At the peak, more than 24,800 customers lost power in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties after a tree took out a transmission line.
Roughly 8,800 Bay Area residents didn't have power Thursday morning."We are working diligently to get the majority of our customers restored by today, but we expect that some customers in more remote locations ... will be restored on Saturday," said PG&E
...Strong winds toppled trees, downed power lines, and delayed flights. A gust of 97 mph was recorded at Whitaker Peak in Los Angeles County Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is expected to peak Thursday night. “We anticipate that it’s going to get worse before it gets better,”. Officials said 250,000 were without power in Southern California, along with an additional 26,000 in the northern Santa Cruz Mountains. Twenty-seven flights have been delayed from Los Angeles International Airport due to debris on the runway and severe crosswinds.
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John 3:5-8 (New International Version)
Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
What does God's story teach us about the wind?
Have you ever experienced high winds? Wind is a powerful thing! And it is unpredictable.
Think back to when you started getting to know Jesus. Did you expect him to work in your life like he did? Most likely the Holy Spirit surprised you as he began to work in areas of your life.
Jesus explained that we cannot control the work of the Holy Spirit. He works in ways we cannot predict or understand. Just as you did not control your physical birth, so you cannot control your spiritual birth. It is a gift of God through the Holy Spirit. (Life Application Study Bible)
- Thank God for sending His Holy Spirit to work in your life.
- Ask God for a fresh experience with the Holy Spirit this week.
- Read these other passages from God's Story for more about the Holy Sprit: Romans 8:16, 1 Corinthians 2:10-12, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6.
- Do you have a friend with whom you've been sharing God's Story? Ask them for ways that they have been surprised by God's Story.
- Ask them what areas of their life have been most surprising.
- Talk with them about the parallels between the wind in Today's Story and the Holy Spirit working in our lives.
- May 2012 [14]
- April 2012 [19]
- March 2012 [21]
- February 2012 [19]
- January 2012 [18]
- December 2011 [20]
- November 2011 [15]
- October 2011 [15]
- September 2011 [14]
- August 2011 [22]
- July 2011 [19]
- June 2011 [21]
- May 2011 [20]
- April 2011 [20]
- March 2011 [21]
- February 2011 [20]
- January 2011 [21]
- December 2010 [21]
- November 2010 [21]
- October 2010 [21]
- September 2010 [22]
- August 2010 [21]
- July 2010 [22]
- June 2010 [20]
- May 2010 [18]
- April 2010 [20]
- March 2010 [23]
- February 2010 [19]
- January 2010 [22]
- December 2009 [22]
- November 2009 [21]
- October 2009 [22]
- September 2009 [21]
- August 2009 [20]
- July 2009 [21]
- June 2009 [22]
- May 2009 [18]
- April 2009 [15]
- March 2009 [7]
- February 2009 [17]
- January 2009 [20]
- December 2008 [23]
- November 2008 [19]
- October 2008 [22]
- September 2008 [22]
- August 2008 [19]
- July 2008 [22]
- June 2008 [11]
- May 2008 [19]
- April 2008 [22]
- March 2008 [21]
- February 2008 [18]
- January 2008 [20]
- December 2007 [18]
- November 2007 [15]
- October 2007 [19]
- September 2007 [18]
- August 2007 [12]
- July 2007 [12]
- June 2007 [9]
- May 2007 [11]
- April 2007 [10]
- March 2007 [11]
- February 2007 [14]
- January 2007 [7]
- December 2006 [4]
- November 2006 [13]
- October 2006 [17]
- September 2006 [11]
- August 2006 [16]
- July 2006 [10]
- June 2006 [3]
