The end of Faith
7We live by faith, not by sight. 2nd Corinthians 5:7
1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
In industry, there is a phrase called “Planned Obsolescence.” The idea is that at some point the consumer will be driven to replace an item to get a newer, better version of the original. For instance, you purchase a car. You buy the car “fully-loaded” with CD player, power windows, heated seats. But in just a couple of years a new model comes out… with a built-in MP3 player, DVD player, satellite radio, hot new body styling.
Suddenly that car you bought just four years ago feels horribly outdated. Instead of being happy with what you have, you crave the new vehicle.
Our faith is like that.
Now, before you think I have lost my mind, think about it.
Our faith is built on something that we cannot physically touch, although we know it is very real. We have an overpowering faith that our God is real, that Jesus is real, that his resurrection is real. While others may doubt, we KNOW! Yet it is still based on faith. Compare it to being pregnant. A mother-to-be can’t look at her tummy and see the baby in her womb. But she feels the kicks, the flips, and sometimes even the hiccups. She has faith that she is not possessed by some alien being, but that a baby is growing inside her.
Faith in God is similar. Maybe we can’t touch Him in a physical sense, but we feel Him, His presence. We have faith. And yet, at some point that faith will become obsolete.
That’s right. Our God gave us the ability to have faith in Him, with the goal of someday making that faith obsolete.
Because someday our risen Savior will return. We will be able to touch him. We will see the nail-scarred hands. We will look him in the eye. And we will be able to worship at the throne of God. Faith will become sight.
Planned Obsolescence at it’s finest.
May 26th, 2010 at 8:29 am
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