“What good is an idol carved by man, or a cast image that deceives you? How foolish to trust in your own creation— a god that can’t even talk! What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, ‘Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say, ‘Rise up and teach us!’ Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside. But the Lord is in his holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.””

Habakkuk 2:18-20 NLT

What began with the heartless Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, has become driverless cars and human less conversations. Ah…the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

AI can give us answers in an instant, makes data more useful and research more productive, brings perspectives to our questions and thoughts, and keeps us organized and efficient in our accomplishments.

The benefits of AI are many! But in the end, AI is as heartless as the Tin Man. It can’t interact with our emotions. It can’t bring us life. It can’t instill personal wisdom. And it can’t compassionately, faithfully, and eternally love us. AI cannot speak Life into us. It can only speak algorithms from a man-made machine.

We have become so accustomed to turning to the lifeless Google that we forget to turn to the One who actually speaks. To the One who can actually save us. To the One Who’s pearls of wisdom bring life and peace. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and The Life and He speaks. He saves. And He is full of Life! He answers your questions too, but He is not an impersonal analysis of calculations. He is a personal God, who will love you and walks with you through your questions, your doubts, your emotions, and even your physical death.  

Google is our friend. But Jesus is our Lord! Give Him what he deserves today; your time, your praise, and your heart.

Will you take to time to be silent before him and listen to him speak?

#SaturdaySoulSearch