Is God boring?

IS GOD BORING?
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.. That is not a fair question..

I know people may say church is boring, but God? BORING?  I mean you would not say this to God's face .. IF you were allowed to look at Him directly and live, but the whole stereotype of God in our society may present Him as a bit stuffy.

And let me be clear I would not say 'GOD IS BORING, but let's be fair and look how He stacks up with our 24/7 Entertain me NOW society.

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Let's start with SUNDAYS:  
Football - You can spend the afternoon sitting on the 50 yard line cheering your team as they play their hated rivals on a beautiful fall day doubly blessed with vendors who for a few dollars deliver to you your favorite snacks and beverages.
or..
Church - ​You could spend Sunday sitting on a hard wooden pew in Church singing a hymn or EIGHT, listening to a sermon where the vendors are replaced with ushers who also take your money but there will be no food for you!.. Advantage.. FOOTBALL

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Food Glorious Food: 
Dining Out - The world offers wonderful dining opportunities of all cuisines whether you dine out, drive through, or have your meal delivered right to your door. 
or..
Church Potluck - Church offers the infamous potluck dinner where there are more ways to fix a macaroni casserole/hotdish than there are stars in the sky. Advantage: DINING OUT

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Celebrity/Fame:
Reality TV Superstar Kim -  has over 20 million twitter followers with the focus on I guess watching Kim be Kim? and Kim is worth millions!
or..
Mother Theresa - She ran hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens, dispensaries and mobile clinics; children's and family counselling programs; orphanages, and schools... BUT still no Twitter followers, and no signs of prosperity displayed in 'this' life.  So based on Twitter stats and $$..  Advantage: KIM

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Truth: 
God's Word - The bible teaches God's never changing loving truth for mankind, and there is but one God. This Truth not everyone can handle.
or..
Secular World View - Our society teaches truth is a relative state of being up for interpretation by progressive thinkers. This world is polytheistic where there are many ways to find a god and/or truth.  Based on the appearance of inclusiveness (though Col Jessup scares me).. 
Advantage: appears to be SOCIETY

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Cosmology v Theology: 
Cosmology - Cosmology is the science of the origin and development of the universe. With an annual budget for space exploration of around $18 billion in the US, Resources like the images from the Hubble Telescope are used to support their studies.  
or.. 
Theology - ​This is the study of the nature of God and religious belief.  Of course there is no annual US budget on Theology. Resources like the bible are used to support these studies. If money means anything.. Advantage: NASA

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​​The above examples are a bit over the top but with a thread of 'humanistic truth' (please note humanistic  and truth is an oxymoron).  How can the church compete with the glitz & glam, the look & presentation, and budget found in our 24/7 self serving society?  
but.. 
What if part of the next year's $18 billion NASA budget was spent on understanding our creator rather than His creation?      

• He counts the stars, and calls them all by name. Psalms 147:4

What if our very broken society honored the God's unchanging Truths over this world's progressive/evolving views on truth. 

• God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Numbers 23:19
• All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for [a]instruction in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16

What if we quit following the vanity tweets of Kim Kardashian, but instead emulated the selfless work of Mother Theresa? 

• Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27

What if on Sunday we honored God with our worship with more passion than we show our favorite team on Super Bowl?

• ​No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. Matthew 6:24
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​So my conclusion is.. God is not boring!  But the little box we attempt to put God in, and our lazy attempts to know Him are BORING.

What if there was a spiritual revival of our nation where we pursue God like a Spiritual Hubble Telescope?  I am sure then.. we would not be bored.

May God keep each of you today from society's buffet for the senses, but instead pursue Him. To love God and care for others (God's two greatest commandments Mt 22:36-40) and NOT boring!

Blessings

Jeff

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