The God of Finiteness?

A friend of mine was touting the newness of his new phone and how it was so technologically advanced that there was none that could compare. He told me it was waterproof, dust proof, bullet proof and was exactly what he needed in his life. He dressed it up with a variety of accessories and even set it up as the center of his everyday life. It booked his appointments, kept track of his steps, communicated with his friends and was at his beckon call to entertain him with games and distractions. This was his idol, the very best in smart technology. Three weeks later, he was mister misery when he found out that the god that served him required upgrades, updates and more upkeep and suddenly he was serving a needy idol. Then came the final straw. This god was no longer the elite idol he had come to expect, it was obsolete and needed to be replaced.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. Acts 17:16 NIV

A group of Epicureans and Stoics were looking for a debate and … they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.” (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.) Acts 17:19-21 NIV

“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. Acts 17 24-25 NIV

My God has provided the needs of all mankind throughout the world. All we can make through our own devises, be it false idols such as gold and silver, paper currency and shiny rocks or even a new Black Apple Galaxy Triplay 10 with shockwave quad core 5G technology is temporary and fleeting. The last part of the sentence in Acts 17:25 says it all, He gives life and breath and everything else. His is a message of caring and sharing. There is only one God and His primary concern is for all He has created. There are places all around us set up to be worshiped as idols. Do not loose focus for the One who created everything is the One who never changes, never becomes obsolete.

This Sunday, This Sunday, we celebrate Pentecost and give thanks for the blessing He has been for us. Service starts at 10:30 MST and can be seen live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MainAvenueFellowship/) or viewed afterwards on our website (www.mainavefellowship.blogspot.ca).

Blessings
Pastor Todd