Divine Consumerism
"The zeal for Your house will consume me" John 2:17 Here in the birth state of Wal-mart, we know what it means to consume. We know that the reason Wal-mart exists is because when we buy things, we use them. When we use things, we lose them. When we lose things, we need more things! And we know that when something is consumed, it is used up, and is no longer useful. Isn't that the point of consuming? But what if something could be consumed, and yet retain its properties? What if something could be assimilated and yet retain autonomy? God's economics seem to run this way. When God consumes something, it continues to be useful after consumption! In John 4:13-14 Jesus talks about consuming living water and never thirsting again; In Exodus 3:2 Fire engulfs the bush, and yet the bush doesn't burn up; and In Acts 2 the Spirit of God envelopes the disciples and they become more useful than ever. But what does it matter? How does this effect us? Simply this, the Spirit of