Beware of a culture or personal attitude that is always looking for the next new thing...
Let
us not be as those found in Acts 17: "Now all the Athenians and the
foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or
hearing something new." (Acts 17:21 ESV)
We
live in excitable times where that which seems new invades our attentions space
and crowds out what is true.
It
takes incredible diligence to seek truth, yet it only mental laziness to go
from one thing to another. The former sharpens our intellect. The latter
excites our emotions. Emotions drag us through every situation; intellect helps
us navigate dangers. While we do not cast emotions overboard, it is dangerous
to let them steer the ship.
What's
ironic is that we need deep, abiding time with the Ancient of Days, yet we run
from gadget to gadget, always searching for the next feeling...
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