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b'READ: GENESIS 1:26-28; ROMANS 8:22-25; COLOSSIANS 1:15-23; 1 PETER 1:3-5\\n\\n\\n\\nHumans have made a mess of this world. It\\u2019s time for them not to be in charge.\\u201d I backed away after the android said this, clicking its long metal fingers together. A product of the recent technological singularity, this artificial intelligence was trying to take over the planet.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u201cI hope you will all listen to me,\\u201d it said, \\u201cand do what I say. We are going to make another world, a better one. But for those who stand in the way\\u2026\\u201d Its fingers formed into a fist.\\n\\n\\n\\nI had to stall the vile machine, since my friends were furiously cooking up something that might be able to stop it. I cleared my throat nervously. \\u201cYou can\\u2019t make the world better, even if we are the ones who messed it up. Besides, I don\\u2019t think you are in charge.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nRed eyes fixed themselves upon me. \\u201cReally.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u201cIn fact,\\u201d I said, still backing away, \\u201chumans will always be in charge. A human being is ruling the entire universe right now. His name is Jesus. And even though we\\u2019ve made a mess of things because of our sin, Jesus is sinless. And He loves us. He is the One who\\u2019s going to make a better world when He returns. So even if you take over the whole world, you aren\\u2019t really in charge.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nThe thing came after me, metal feet clanking on the floor. The stalling was done, it seemed. I dove under a table as it lunged. The lights went out, and for a second I thought I had been knocked unconscious.\\n\\n\\n\\nThen the lab flickered with candlelight, and I gasped as I saw the motionless android hovering above me, arm raised with clawed fingers ready to strike. My friends pulled me away. \\u201cWe used its own weapon!\\u201d they said, holding up a pocket-sized EMP device that delivered an electromagnetic pulse and disrupted electrical systems. \\u201cTook out the electricity for half a mile. If we hurry, we can reach the main backup computer before the intelligence finds a way to reboot.\\u201d I nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. \\u2022 Kevin Zeller\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 Do you ever feel like humans are messing up the whole world? How does God respond? (John 3:16-17) How might knowing that Jesus rules everything affect our view of all creation?\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 The Holy Spirit empowers Christians to follow all God\\u2019s commands, such as Genesis 1:26-28 and Matthew 22:37-40. What are some ways we can show Christ\\u2019s renewal in the world today?\\n\\n\\n\\nJesus came and told his disciples, \\u201cI have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.\\u201d Matthew 28:18 (NLT)'