Ignoring the Problem Isn’t the Answer
“Your God reigns.”
In the last couple of weeks, the Chinese shared their “second annual World Humanoid Robot Games.” The robots can outrun the fastest humans and can jump six feet in the air from a standing position. They even marched in unison and had boxing matches. My first thought was what a powerful army the robots would make. The humanoid robots made me feel the world is traveling too fast. We long to just get off the treadmill, even for a short time. Sadly, if our country gets off the treadmill, we will be left behind, and the world will be even less safe.
It was Mary Baker Eddy who said, “Nothing we can say or believe regarding matter is immortal, for matter is temporal and is therefore a mortal phenomenon, a human concept, sometimes beautiful, always erroneous.” Once we let go of all the material aspects of life and place them in the “temporary” category, inner peace is easier to find. Dr. Christine Bradstreet, in her article, “Everything is Temporary,” confirms, “The hard times are temporary, and the good times are temporary.” In fifty or one hundred years, China’s humanoid robots will appear comically antiquated. The challenge is to survive amid life’s changes.
Before one despairs of the pain of the temporary nature of our times, one must celebrate the comfort that hard times are not lasting either. The only lasting thing in this world is God. God was here at the creation of the universe, and God will be here for all eternity. God is our only lasting reality. Everything else will come and go.
If you seek stability in life, turn to the one being who is permanent. God is dependable, not only a creator, but also one who redeems and sustains us. People are turning away from God in record numbers, but in time, those same people will experience all of life’s temporary things slipping away. When there is nothing left to hold on to, they just might call out to the permanency of God. That is my greatest hope and deepest prayer. Prayerfully affirm God’s permanence in your life, in the life of our world, and the entire universe. Then, fearing robots and other things beyond our control will not lead to despair. God remains in control.
