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I’m reading a novel about the quest for immortality. This seems to be the theme of many books both
fiction and nonfiction. As humans we
have a natural desire to live forever.
But I don’t think we really start thinking about this until we hit 50 or
60 years old. All of a sudden time
speeds up and years go by in the blink of an eye and we start to wonder about
eternity.
There are many ways to prolong our lives from living a
healthy life style to cryonics (the act of freezing the body after death hoping
for resuscitation later on). There are
also ways to ensure we leave a legacy after our death; having families, producing
a great piece of art or literature, becoming a philanthropist etc.
The Bible says in Ecclesiastes says that God has put
eternity in our hearts. Our quest for immortality
is really a God shaped vacuum longing to be filled put there by the Creator
Himself. The search for immortality is
ultimately a search for God. The good
news is that God wants to be found and that He has provided a way for us to
live eternally.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
It seems to me that God is the original upcycler. He formed man out of the dust of the ground. He then filled him with His own breath, making man a living soul in His own image; an immortal mortal so to speak.
ReplyDeleteUnlike God, we have a beginning, but it is His passionate quest to have us with Him in the never ending, after. He pursues us, woos us, and prepares a place for us, and the price of admission is a gift certificate already paid.
hey that's pretty good! you should write your own sunday morning musing post! I like all the similie
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