Joel and Chelsea

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A New Creature

If you know me well at all, you know how much I love BMW. I’ve owned six cars in my life so far and all but two have been BMWs. In my opinion, no other car drives as well or is easier to owner-maintain. The company also has a lot of cutting edge ideas that are implemented in their prototype vehicles which end up becoming part of future production vehicles. They announced something a few days ago which has never been done before and I hadn’t even considered. They revealed a BMW iX Flow prototype vehicle with E Ink. What is that? Basically, the exterior of the car features the same technology that a Kindle or other E Ink reader tablet has, enabling the car to change its exterior design and color at the push of a button. This enables the owner to change the look of their car at any time, making personalization easy for the first time.

When I heard about the BMW iX Flow, I immediately thought about a verse in the Old Testament. God said through Jeremiah, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil” (Jeremiah 13:23). We are all like normal cars, ones permanently painted without E Ink. We can’t change who we are. But God promises something new. He promises that we can become a new creature, one like the BMW iX Flow, able to change through His power. Because of Jesus, we can do good even though we are accustomed to doing evil. Isn’t that something you would like to experience? Ask God to turn you into a new creature today!