American History books will no doubt document January 6, 2021 in a way that's far different than had the events of that day in Washington, D.C. occurred a few decades ago, and this is thanks to the ubiquity of technological advances relative to the digital realm.
No doubt, we're seemingly just this close to perhaps being able to record the bent of a human heart. I suppose that will soon come next no doubt due to where technology is advancing (and people's willingness to embrace it - no questions asked).
Regarding January 6, 2021, thanks to digital video / audio and social media, we can analyze with fervor what went down that day in our nation's capital (as is being done now during the impeachment hearing). And these images / words / posts are, mind you, in high definition, which arguably is closer to reality than reality itself.
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I enjoy watching television interviews from the '70s and '80s on YouTube. Old episodes of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in particular. Obviously, those recordings leave a lot to be desired in terms of video quality / presentation due to the limitations of the tech. Yet, they're still entertaining even today.
Contrast that with watching a current late night TV show as well as the commodious hardware readily available for us to consume that entertainment content today.
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No matter what your opinion is relative to whether Mr. Donald Trump was at all to blame for the events that occurred on 1/6/21, the events themselves were captured unscripted somewhat holistically thanks to what I referenced above.
It will serve as a record, like no other, of an event like no other (at least within recent memory).
Now, consider the following. How scary is it to consider our lives - the best and worst moments - being scrutinized as such? From an infinite number of angles with real-time heart intentions exposed?
This is what God does. 24/7/365. You can read it over and over again in his word.
Yet, it's so unfathomable to us. Perhaps unless you take cues from the cataloging of an event / circumstance as is going done right now within the Senate chamber of the Capitol Building. And yet, God doesn't need an investigation team or attorneys to "playback" the events. He's no need for a video editing team or social media sleuths much less eye witnesses.
His omniscience provides him with instantaneous understanding of both our intentions and how those intentions are playing out.
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So much of what we do as humans is kneejerk reaction or some sort of ascent into reflexive acts of boredom. And so much of our lives are so very mundane and repetitive. All this portends of tragedy.
It is humanness through and through.
And that's where the hope of the gospel rings true as a solution, both transitional (sanctification) and everlasting (eternity) combined.
For we must be perfect to gain salvation. Perfect hearts, perfect mindset, perfect behavior. Perfect.
Yet to truly grasp that position, and just how difficult it is to reach, we must see ourselves (outside of everyone else around us) outright firstly. Though that will certainly never compare to God's viewpoint, we should work hard to not candy-coat or dilute it.
Ask God, through his Holy Spirit, to open your eyes today relative to what he sees when he looks at you. From there, look with intensity and ponder his position as your God, your creator, and the purveyor of his plan to redeem his children.
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