Passwords

Today I received my new mobile phone.  I had wanted one with a bigger display for a long time (the old eyes aren’t working as well) and the present phone is giving up the ghost.  Fortunately slowly.  With the new you beaut National Broadband Network, I need a reliable mobile phone as a back up.  The Government, in its wisdom, has decided that everyone will have to use the new network, and the old one will be switched off.  If you haven’t changed over, too bad.

So I changed over a little while ago, and soon discovered there were a few shortcomings.  I knew that the internet side of things would only be fair to middling, with the odd flash of fast speeds for downloading (depending on how close to the telephone exchange you live, how many people are using it at the time, etc etc.) and that all phones would also be going through the router. Even corded phones that previously just needed a telephone cable, would have to go through the router.   And if the power went off, you had no phone.  And we had a rather ferocious thunderstorm a few weeks after it was installed, involving a direct lighting strike to the bank on the corner, which fried the router.

So, I had to get a new router, and a new surge protector power board, and no phone till I got the new one up and running again.

So I have learned the importance of having a CHARGED mobile phone in the house, at all times.  The hard way.

So the new one arrived today.  Of course the instruction book was no earthly good, so I visited youtube to find out how to transfer the sim from the old phone to the new phone.  That wasn’t too bad really once I knew what I was doing.  I managed the transfer of the contact details, because they were on the sim.  Then I went to get the wifi going.  Followed the instructions, and put in what I thought was the password.  Nothing happened.  Strange I thought.  Tried again, and still nothing.  Then I discovered, I was using the password to something else!  I had two pieces of paper, and had picked up the wrong one!  Put in the correct one, and put the incorrect spelling in.  By this time the cat was keeping clear of me, because I had steam coming out of my ears!  So I checked the spelling, and discovered I had put an extra letter in.  Deleted the letter…..and Bob’s your uncle!

Now we were cooking with gas!  In short order I had downloaded the necessary apps.  I dare say I’ll need more later, but I have enough to keep me out of trouble initially at least.

We all have problems with passwords at times.  Most people I know find them a necessary evil.  But the one we need for access to God, is an easy one. JESUS!  He has done all the work for us.  We don’t need to go through all this rigmarole to behold God.  He has paid the price for us, He has clothed us in His righteousness, He has washed us clean in His precious blood.  And because of this we are righteous in God’s sight.

Don’t forget the password!