John 8:23
I AM from Above, and You are from Below
23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Unchanging
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
There was no man, ever more centered and focused on God than Jesus...He is from above...He is the same today and forever...
We live on earth, which Jesus describes as being from below...Sometimes, if not many times, being on earth and our earthly things can get in the way of our Holy Spirit, and the things Jesus teaches us...We have TVs, radios, MP3 players, smart phones, computers, the internet, buildings, cars, sports, jewelry, bigger buildings, cities, bigger cities on earth...It seems in today's world, we have a new company every month, or every couple months creating some new technology, with some new change coming more and more rapidly, as technology advances us forward...We have our latest product being reintroduced as new and improved...Change is happening more now than it ever has...Change, especially when they pertain to new things, can be exciting for some...
We certainly are living in a most modern age...That is not bad...New inventions, can make life more comfortable on earth...Some new things can give us time to do other things...These TVs, radios, and internet devices and all these material things are not bad in and of themselves, but they are only earthly things...These things seem somehow do work, to satisfy our earthly desires...But they do not tell us who we are, they tell us what we have (on earth), and where we are...Things, material things, that is, do not give us purpose, God does...When we become so focused on these things, I think we can lose sight of Jesus, and what He teaches us about His Father, and the eternities...We are only here on earth for a short while, and then we have the opportunity to be with the Father and Son forever...Sometimes it is hard to see this, while we are working and are busy with all that is going on now....But Jesus teachings about the soul, and the importance of having God involved in our lives, and centering our lives around His Father, He makes very clear...
I, along with many, like the new gadgets, the new technologies, the modern things, that math, science, and health have brought us...These advances can be argued as all good...But are these advances increasing the quality of life in a sense, that Jesus would ask, are these earthly things helping keep me more focused on God, learning about the eternities, reading of the Bible, and what I teach?...I think Jesus who was the same when He walked the earth, and is the same today, and will be the same forever, would want us to reflect on the rapid changes we see and have...He would want to ask me, if my latest cell phone gives me purpose, does it give me faith, hope, and love?...I think He might remind me, I am are from below, and the above is far more important...He is what gives us and the world hope and purpose...It is not the latest change or invention...