As I watched the morning news I started thinking of my TV as
a box. This box contains people doing
all sorts of things. It is a marvel if
you think about it. Really smart people
make it happen. When I opened my laptop
there again was a magic box. It can do even more than the TV. It just chimed to remind me to remind me of a
phone call I need to make in 15 minutes.
At the same time my iPhone sitting on the table beside me flashed the
text reminder for that call. Another
magic box that does so much. It takes a
lot of people to control all that happens with these devices and although most
of us don’t understand the technology we know that it is something under the
control of those who do. The problem as
I see it is that we begin to put God in a box.
That we create our own vision of who and what God is. We think for God and assume that God thinks
like us. We keep God in the past
assuming that God has not changed his opinions of anything. Even in the bible
we have examples of God changing his mind.
The nature of God is unchanging but that doesn’t mean God doesn’t have
new thoughts or opinions. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would teach us
all we need to know. That is because God
knew the world would change and we would need new words to address new ways of
life – not bad ways of life – just so very different than the ancient cultures
of biblical times. The Bible is our guide but we also need to be open to God
for a new word in this new world. Let’s
not put God in a box.
Holy God, help us to look to you for a new word each
day. Give us wisdom and
discernment. In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen.
Have a good weekend,
Paige
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