You may have never heard of Herbert George Wells, but if you recognize H.
G. Wells, you know him, or of him. A great science fiction writer, some of his
books have been made into movies, using some cinematic freedom in their film
translation. So I will refer to the movie versions here. The Time Machine, a
classic where George goes ahead to the future, and finds it wasted. But
instead of going back in time to change time, he goes home, gets some books, and
returns to the future to change the new future. Using the three basic elements
of science fiction, sex-Wena was the girl he left behind in the future,
monsters, the Morlocks, and sex. Always a winning combination. In War of the
Worlds, the original, no the “hi I’m Tom Cruise, ain’t I pretty,” remake, we see
how when Martians invade, nothing will stop them. Atomic bombs, tanks,
rockets-nothing. Although we do see one fight where when attacked with an ax
handle, the monster is killed. Maybe those angry mobs in Frankenstein armed
with ax handles were more dangerous and effective than we think. All this new
weapon technology, and an ax handle still is the most effective. But we do find
that germs, good old worldly germs kill the Martians, seems they were to pure
for us. And yes, Gene Barry gets the girl, again the basic premise winning
out. Sex, monsters, sex. But in an older Wells based movie from 1936, “Things
to Come,” based on his book “Shapes of Things to Come,” we see man destroying
himself from within, forming a brutal caste system, shades of that worldly
success Communism, and finally ending up seeking a utopia from progress through
technology, seems it went on for too long, and it wasn’t a good thing. Watch
any news lately about your i-phone tracking you? Or is it really tricking you?
And old Herbert George warned us all about it almost 100 years ago.
More recently, some 60 years ago, when GM ruled the world, and the future
looked bright, they brought us Motoramas, where they would display cars of the
future, whetting our appetites for what was to come. This Parade of Progress as
it was known, was a hit everywhere it went. Showing us a look forward, of
things to come, L’Universalle, a mini-van decades before Chrysler invented them,
the 1955 Nomad wagon, variations of Corvettes, and space looking vehicles, that
we all knew we would be riding in someday. Shades of the Jetsons, before George
joined Spacely Space Sprockets, or Cogswell made his first cog. The shape of
things to come, and we could hardly wait until tomorrow.
But it takes the right shape, as the wrong shape can mean
disaster. And although many try and fail, or try to copy and miss the mark,
today history is filled with Edsels, Kaisers, Hudsons, Ramblers, Chevy
Citations, and Pintos and Vegas, reminding us the shape may be appealing, but it
somehow just doesn’t fit. Even triumph with its TR7 sports cr, advertised its
wedge shape as “the shape of things to come,” and the shape was, Triumph went
under like the rest of the British car industry. Look around, America, a shape
of things to come for all “Made in America” products? Much like the affair of
the heart. When God created man, we were made in His image. And seeing we were
lonely, he created woman out of man. A perfect partner for us, just as He is
the perfect partner for us. Maybe God was lonely for fellowship when He made
us, we were made in His image after all. But since God is love, and love
demands a choice, He made us with a hole in our hearts, a shape that He could
only fill. That only He could satisfy. And although many have tried to
counterfeit, only in Jesus do we find that correct shape. The shape of things
to come, and written for us, to us, and about us over a 6000 year period.
Telling us when we let God put Jesus into that hole, His shape is perfect and
will fill the void. Reuniting us with God, which is what He always wanted. But
sadly some choose drugs, alcohol, women, cars, and the love of money to try to
fill the hole. And their shape won’t fit the need, although sometimes it will
give some pleasure. But leaves us in worse shape than when we began, but God
still can fill that hole in your heart, no matter the damage done. Jesus is the
perfect fit for all hearts. If you have accepted Him, you know. If not, why
not find out the truth today?
Pick up a Bible, you may be surprised to find what looks like
science fiction, instead it is true. And sex, and shows it downside from sin,
but also the beauty God created for a man and a woman in love in “ Song of
Solomon.” Sex, monsters, and sex. Seems old Herbert George, or H. G. wasn’t
the first to use them as themes. But only God got it right. Even a story about
an ax handle and an ax head....
So when looking, look to God first. Let Him fill the hole in
your heart with Jesus. Be filled with the spirit, and watch as the future
unfolds, we get excited for heaven. While those who choose otherwise get hell.
Their choice, as God sends no one to hell, He sent Jesus to rescue us from it!
And as we watch the news, we see prophecies fulfilled more and more, and the
Shape of Things to Come become more real. With us shouting “Maranatha!” or come
Lord Jesus. God who came in the form, or shape of a man. And is coming
again-soon is sooner than you think.
Remember this-today was tomorrow yesterday. And no man is
promised tomorrow. That hole in your heart, that void in your life is really a
someone, not a something. It is Jesus-the shape of things that were, that are,
and are to come. Don’t wait for the movie, you can read the book today.
love with compassion,
Mike
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