Have you ever considered deism?
If not, let me boil it down for you. It’s the idea that God created the world, then kicked his feet up on the coffee table and left it alone. His work is done; now he watches us like a TV show, silently, never intervening to change the storyline.
He’s a couch potato.
Sure, there’s a little more to deism than that, but those are the implications. God doesn’t get involved; he just watches.
What kind of a God is that? If the ups and downs of our lives can’t motivate him to interact with us, he must find us terribly boring. Think about fans of real TV shows. Think about how engrossed we get in the stories, the characters, the world they live in. What Gilmore Girls fan wouldn’t love to vacation in Stars Hollow? What LOST fan doesn’t wish they could go exploring on that treasure-filled island? If we could step through the screen and walk around inside their universe, we would. In a heartbeat.
And then there’s unscripted shows. Shows like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars. Their fans are thrilled to get involved because they know their votes make a difference in how the plot unfolds. It’s like a choose-your-own-adventure that the whole country can participate in. And judging by these series’ consistent spots in the top 10, most of the country does join in.
What about God? He’s got even more of a reason to want to be involved in our lives, because he didn’t just flip to the Earth channel and discover our world—he made it himself. What artist is apathetic toward his art? What parent is apathetic toward his children?
What God is apathetic toward the world?
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