synchronize

The word "synchronize" dates back to ~1624 and means "to occur at the same time" or "two or more processes that depend upon the occurrences of a specific event". In 1929, the word was used in a shortened form, "sync", with specific reference to the synchonization of soundtracks and pictures in the movies.

If life were only that easy to synchronize. Think with me for a second . . .

God is not bound by or influenced by what we know as time. When He looks at creation, He sees all; things we would call past, present or future He sees and knows as now (Jer 29.11, Ps 139.16). Jesus' death on the cross occured at a specific moment in time yet his sacrifice was for all sin, all humanity, all creation. Though I had yet to be born and exercise my free will, my sins were included in His grace. And, at the very moment I recognized God's existence and gift of salvation, I was transformed and made anew though no outward (or inward) disciplines and patterns had been changed.

So, if this is all true, it begs the question if WE are bound by time? If today we are redeemed and perfect children in the eyes of our Father, are our lives bound by time?

No, we're not but we are influenced by time and this is where we depart from being on the same plane as our Creator. Though I currently live a life that is eternal, I still count hours, days and years. Though I am cleansed, my feet still get muddy (John 13.10).

The challenge for us is to synchronize our spiritual eternal reality with our physical temporal situation as they are both dependent upon a specific event.

Remember, we are not human-beings having a spiritual experience but spiritual-beings having a human experience.

Think about it.