So I was at the Apple store today. Trust me it was not by choice, I'm a PC. Anyway, Morgan's computer had a big crack in it and was still under warranty. So she had to take it to the Apple store and the closest one is in Fort Worth. (Side note: there are Best Buy Geek Squads all over the place for PC users) As I was sitting in the car waiting with Lela watching all the people walk into Apple with their Starbucks fru fru drinks, girl pants, and v-necks (girls and guys), I noticed the iPhone 4 slogan and was intrigued. "This changes everything, again."
Before I go any further I must say this has been very sarcastic. I don't hate Apple people or fru fru drinks, just guys in girls' clothing. I've got an iPod and I'm really excited about the Starbucks pumpkin spice latte's return. Nor do I hate or have strong feelings toward iPhone users. My wife, brother, in-laws, and entire church staff have one. There is simply great truth to this slogan. Apple is fantastic at marketing and the slogan captures so well the iPhone phenomena. The truth is there will always be a newer, better device, that will "change your life."
1 Peter 1:24-25 says, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass whithers and the flower falls off, but the word of the Lord endures forever." People will camp out for days to get the latest gadget and the slogan says it all; this will only satisfy you for awhile. Unfortunately the church has been sucked into this type of lifestyle. We consume stuff that is fleeting and call it the blessing of God. All the while the eternal word of God takes a back seat to what we deem as truth. We have no idea how to handle the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15) but can spend hours navigating through our numerous gadgets. I saw a tweet this week that said, "The godly man is more preoccupied with his Bible than his electronic devices." Is our time consumed by things that are fleeting or by things that are eternal.
"How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does he prospers. The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish." Psalm 1
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