Only the Real Please

If the church lost electrical power we would immediately lose instruments... abilities would be severely hampered... but we would use alternatives. Things like candles, wood stove, etc, would be used but things would not be the same. Some similarities would be there but definitely a shadow of things of what it once was. Alternatives are always a step down, so why settle for an alternative when you can have the real thing? See anything of a spiritual parallel here? Another question: what if a generation grew up without ever experiencing the blessings of electricity in the church and have only known the alternatives. They would be satisfied with the alternatives and would think this is the norm. They would learn how to live within the parameters of this confinement thinking there is nothing more. It is our job who have experienced the electrifying power of God to demonstrate to this generation there is more to church than a dead pulpit, prayerless altars, dead worship, lackluster witnessing, no expectation of healing, and no fire!