Locard’s Principle
I’ve been reading a novel, Shadow Man, by Cody McFadyen. He mentions in the book Locard’s Principle. Locard is thought to be the father of modern forensics. McFadyen stated Locard’s Principle: When two objects come into contact, there is always transfer of material from one to the other, and such material may be small or large, may be difficult to detect; nevertheless it occurs, and it is the responsibility of the investigating team to gather all such material however small they may be and prove the transference (page 118).
I suspect the same is true in the spiritual realm as well. How close to the Heavenly Father must we get so that if the spiritual investigators were to examine us they would find evidence of transfer? In other words, would they be able to see Jesus in us? And what would that evidence be? How do we get transference from God?
I believe that since Jesus said that he would never leave us or forsake us that there should be constant transference from him to us. We should reflect his attributes in our daily lives so that those spiritual investigators would at least find trace evidence of transference from Jesus to us.
But how do we make an effort ourselves to get close to him for such a transference to take place? I suspect that Bible reading, prayer, and practice of what we learn in those two arenas help tremendously.
Now, don't get me wrong. We can't constantly participate in those activities 24/7; but we have his assurance that we are always in his presence and so transference is taking place. Also don't get me wrong, we do not exhibit Christ's attributes 24/7 for we are not perfect- that's what being human is about. We carry this treasure of salvation in human containers, bombarded as we are constantly by this present evil age and sometimes we are going to succumb to the problems, temptations, trials, and struggles of this life so at any given moment, those spiritual investigators may not find the transference Jesus would like them to find. But at the end, when all things are totalled, those investigators will see Jesus in us.
Let's try to have them see Jesus in us as much as we possibly can.
I suspect the same is true in the spiritual realm as well. How close to the Heavenly Father must we get so that if the spiritual investigators were to examine us they would find evidence of transfer? In other words, would they be able to see Jesus in us? And what would that evidence be? How do we get transference from God?
I believe that since Jesus said that he would never leave us or forsake us that there should be constant transference from him to us. We should reflect his attributes in our daily lives so that those spiritual investigators would at least find trace evidence of transference from Jesus to us.
But how do we make an effort ourselves to get close to him for such a transference to take place? I suspect that Bible reading, prayer, and practice of what we learn in those two arenas help tremendously.
Now, don't get me wrong. We can't constantly participate in those activities 24/7; but we have his assurance that we are always in his presence and so transference is taking place. Also don't get me wrong, we do not exhibit Christ's attributes 24/7 for we are not perfect- that's what being human is about. We carry this treasure of salvation in human containers, bombarded as we are constantly by this present evil age and sometimes we are going to succumb to the problems, temptations, trials, and struggles of this life so at any given moment, those spiritual investigators may not find the transference Jesus would like them to find. But at the end, when all things are totalled, those investigators will see Jesus in us.
Let's try to have them see Jesus in us as much as we possibly can.
posted by Lary Burton at 6:45 AM
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