Righteous will Live by Faith

I am not tech savvy. I do not like figuring out computer issues, nor understand routers, modems and wireless connections. I do not like a computer thinking it knows what I need because its "creator" pre-programmed the inputs and outputs a certain way. In the words of Dr Seuss, "I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I am!" Unfortunately for me - and the rest of my family at times - the use of computers and spiffy technology is unavoidable. A while back our printer bit the dust, so its replacement, un-be known to me at the time turned out to be a "smart printer". Smart printers really aren't that smart. After every other print session, it does thing called an "all systems check". Which basically means it makes a lot of noise, clicks and clacks and is unavailable for a while! Which can be very frustrating when you have several things to print out and you weren't planning on it taking all afternoon! Well that's the situation my son, Caleb entered upon. This was not a new situation for him either. He quickly surveyed the situation and issues his diagnosis: "There's smart phones, smart printers and smart cars, now all we need are smart people!!" Hallelujah, Caleb you hit the nail on the head for me! Is it just me or do all these "advancements" and "smart" equipment leave you feeling really...dumb?!

Now I'm sure we could make a strong case on is civilization growing dumber rather than smarter, but that's not quite the angle I'm coming from. As I look through the pages of God's timeless Word, I find really, not much has changed. Jesus spoke to the people using parables so they could understand - and many still didn't. He clearly referred to his death and gave His disciples specific instructions as to what to do. They still responded with the deer in the headlight look or had the audacity to ask to sit at His right and left in Glory. The Pharisees, though well educated and a prominent leader in society had the hardest hearts around. Ecclesiastes rings true again... "There's nothing new under the sun."

Jesus said of His crowd in Mat 13:13 "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing they do not understand."

I just finished reading a book called Lessons I Learned in the Dark: Steps to Walking by Faith, not by Sight by Jennifer Rothschild, who's been blind since High School. Her book discusses her walk through blindness and the lessons God has taught her as she exercises faith everyday. In closing she says this, "The greatest handicap you can have is for it not to be well with your soul. To allow your circumstances to blind you to the infinite goodness of God is far more debilitation then physical darkness."

Jesus didn't choose the smart people of His day to be his disciples. He chose humble fisherman. Rich or poor, philosopher or lay-man, young or old, God's call is still the same. It's "Come and follow Me." There's no app for that or a pre-programmed button. Just a leap of faith. Have YOU responded yet?