Keys to the Kingdom
By Carolyn Tucker
God is not AI
While performing a humdrum task in the kitchen, I was listening to one of my favorite preachers. A good one-liner always grabs my attention and here’s what he said: “If God was small enough for your mind, He wouldn’t be big enough for your needs.” Because of my own life experiences, I can verify that this is a truthful quote. I’m very thankful and quite comforted in knowing that God out thinks, out wits, out plans, and out performs me. We need to remember that when we don’t understand everything God does, that’s a good sign we’re in Hands way bigger than our own.
Many songs have been written that drives home the simple, yet profound, message about our intimate relationship with God. In 1944, Kenneth Morris penned the lyrics and music to “My God is Real.” This song could be my testimony set to music: “There are some things I may not know; There are some places I can’t go. But I am sure of this one thing, that God is real for I can feel Him deep within. My God is real, real in my soul. My God is real for He has washed and made me whole. His love for me is like pure gold. My God is real for I can feel Him in my soul.”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage right now. I suppose it has its place, but I find some of it to be creepy and “cheaty.” It’s driving educators up the wall regarding the writing assignments of students’ term papers. Our culture is enamored with artificial/false/imitation stuff. I prefer the real deal, especially when it comes to chocolate! We can taste the difference between pure chocolate and artificial chocolate that’s created in a lab using a blend of chemicals that mimic the flavor of real chocolate.
God is the real deal and He’s never out to lunch, slooming around, on vacation, out of touch with reality, or snoozing. Nothing’s too hard for God because He’s bigger than any disease, disaster, or heartbreak you can imagine. “O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you” (Jeremiah 32:17 NLT).
God has His own intelligence that’s unrivaled and He never wrings His hands while sitting on the throne. “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is Yours, O Lord, and this is Your kingdom. We adore You as the One who is over all things” (1 Chronicles 29:11 NLT).
Anyone who spends time in nature can see there is a Master Creator behind all the majestic beauty. “For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made” (Romans 1:20 ESV).
The last time I used my GPS, I had actually arrived at my destination when I heard, “Make a U-turn.” I’m thinking artificial intelligence may be an oxymoron.
The Key: God is real because we can feel Him deep in our soul.