As I understand it this video was viewed by Sony executives at a meeting in 2008. I watched the video 3 times, the first time I admit I was awed by the information, the second time I was amused and the third time I thought...we may be living in exponential times, but let our knowledge experience exponential growth for the next millennium and when it is laid next to the perfect knowledge that Jesus holds of God the Father it would appear as the tiniest dew drop clinging to a spider's web laid next to an infinite ocean. In Jesus alone are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. The question is not "did you know?" The real question is DO YOU KNOW JESUS?
Consider for a moment that you are staring at a whiteboard, as big as a wall, and that whiteboard represents PERFECT KNOWLEDGE of the universe. Now ask the question in 1,000 years with the exponential growth of knowledge and information how much of that PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF OUR UNIVERSE WILL WE HAVE? Let's be generous to ourselves and say the equivalent to a regular sheet of copy paper. Can you see the contrast? Perfect knowledge of the entire universe represented by a huge wall and humanities exponential knowledge represented by a sheet of copy paper.
HANG WITH ME FOR ONE MORE STEP...sure enough Jesus has perfect knowledge of the universe...but HE also has perfect knowledge of God the Father! If perfect knowledge is represented by a large wall and human knowledge is represented by a sheet of copy paper...what could we use to represent perfect knowledge of God the Father? An infinite ocean, infinite space...whatever it is, it has to be infinite. If you can hold those images in your mind do you see why it is silly to be impressed with our little tiny exponential growth in information wh
en it is laid next to an infinite, all glorious and loving God?
Please don't miss understand...I am absolutely for technology as long as it is simply viewed as a tool to help us do that which we were created for:) Glorify God! It is far too easy for technology to become an American idol in the church:)
What does this have to do with knowing God and understanding God as HE is revealed to us in scripture? Everything! If you have a low view of God you will too easily fall prey to idolizing human achievement. You will be in awe of the exponential times we live in and not in awe of HIM!
Colossians 2:2-3, 8-9
I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. 3 In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.
It is astonishing how relevant God's Word is regardless of the kind of times you live in:)
Are you amazed at the tiny advances we humans are making or are you amazed that the sovereign God of the universe, creator, sustainer came in human form...suffered, died and was buried, rose on the third day, ascended to the right hand of the Father and now prays for those who come to HIM for eternal life? NOW THAT IS MIND BLOWING! THANK YOU JESUS!
love,
m