My job contract is over. I need a job, not Jesus.
My relationship is in trouble. I need therapy, not Jesus.
My car is broken. I need a garage, not Jesus.
My company is in trouble. I need customers, not Jesus.
My health is fading. I need a cure, not Jesus.
My child is suffering. I need help, not Jesus.
My country is at war. I need an army, not Jesus.
My people are starving. I need food, not Jesus.
My mind is restless. I need peace, not Jesus.
My community is divided. I need love, not Jesus.
My future is uncertain. I need a plan, not Jesus.
My world is heating. I need climate action, not Jesus.
My voice is unheard. I need justice, not Jesus.
My heart is heavy. I need a friend, not Jesus.
My path is unclear. I need guidance, not Jesus.
My education is lacking. I need teachers, not Jesus.
My home is unsafe. I need shelter, not Jesus.
My dreams are shattered. I need hope, not Jesus.
My rights are denied. I need equality, not Jesus.
My land is barren. I need water, not Jesus.
My streets are chaotic. I need order, not Jesus.
My family is broken. I need reconciliation, not Jesus.
My potential is wasted. I need opportunity, not Jesus.
My fears are overwhelming. I need courage, not Jesus.
My burdens are heavy. I need relief, not Jesus.
My truth is ignored. I need recognition, not Jesus.
My spirit is drained. I need renewal, not Jesus.
My soul is searching. I need meaning, not Jesus.
Within a world of matter, where we came by coincidence, we need science to solve our problems. The idea of Jesus as a suggestion for our problems is rather annoying.
This would have been true, without doubt, if we could not ask these questions:
- What is matter?
- What is mind?
- What is god?
The answer: ‘they are all matter’ cannot be proven. It thus raises the question ‘how do they relate?’ With these questions being meta-physical (the answer cannot be observed) by nature, we enter the next level: how does our reality work? With science as one of its options.
At this point, Jesus might become more interesting:
- He turned water into wine
- He silenced the storm
- He multiplied food
- He forgave sinners
- He raised the dead
- He walked on water
- He restored sight
- He cured leprosy
- He cast out demons
- He claimed to be the Messiah, son of God
Jesus, if history, is possibly the highest relevant for our material needs. If He is above the laws of men, mind and nature, He might very well be capable to influence our reality. If we only believe that He is the Messiah, son of God.
And at this point, the paradox of men starts. We are not willing to give up our authority. We want the benefits, not the burden. What is the burden? Peace in our heart. Everlasting life. By faith.
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” Matthew 6:33
These things:
“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” Matthew 6:25-32
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