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ReLaTiOnShIp – Connected by design.

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Quantum Entanglement is so part of you!

Now don’t switch off yet!

Ever heard of Quantum Entanglement? It’s a fascinating consideration, how everything is woven together by the creator.  A phaser that tries to grapple with the connectedness of us all and of the Diving in us.The interwoven way God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit weaved creation and themselves into creation.  Establishing that nothing is an island and alone, that all belong and how we are all part of the community of creation.

Quantum entanglement offers a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious, interconnected nature of creation. For Christians, it can serve as a powerful metaphor for the divine unity and spiritual connection that exists between God, God’s people, and all of creation. While entanglement belongs to the realm of physics, its principles can inspire deep spiritual reflection on the nature of relationships, faith, and divine presence.

The Mystery of Connection

In quantum theory, entanglement describes how two particles, once connected, remain mysteriously linked—no matter how far apart they are. When one particle’s state is known, the other’s state is instantly determined. This invisible bond transcends distance and time, defying human logic.

Similarly, Scripture reveals that believers are spiritually “entangled” with God through Christ. Paul writes,

“But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.”
— 1 Corinthians 6:17 (NIV)

This union is not limited by physical space or human understanding. Just as entangled particles respond instantaneously to each other, so too are we intimately connected to God through His Spirit, no matter where we are.

Divine Correlation: The Unity of the Body

Entanglement also mirrors the unity of believers in the body of Christ. In the same way that entangled particles remain correlated, Christians share a spiritual bond that transcends geography and circumstance.

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”
— Romans 12:4–5 (NIV)

When one believer rejoices, others share in that joy; when one suffers, others feel the pain (1 Corinthians 12:26). This is spiritual entanglement — a divine correlation that reflects God’s design for unity and love among His people.

The Presence Beyond Distance

Einstein called entanglement “spooky action at a distance.” Yet for the believer, God’s presence is precisely that — a holy mystery that transcends space and time. David marvelled at this truth:

“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?”
— Psalm 139:7 (NIV)

No matter how far we wander, God’s Spirit remains entangled with ours. His communication is instantaneous, His awareness complete, His love unbroken.

Reflection: Living in Holy Entanglement

When we grasp that we are spiritually entangled with God and with one another, our perspective changes. Prayer becomes not a distant signal sent to heaven, but an immediate communion. Acts of love ripple through the body of Christ, affecting unseen hearts.

Just as scientists are still exploring the depths of quantum entanglement, we, too, are called to explore the depths of divine connection.

“That they may be one as we are one — I in them and you in me — so that they may be brought to complete unity.”
— John 17:22–23 (NIV)

A Devotional Prayer

Father,
Thank You for the mystery of Your creation that reflects Your divine nature. As particles remain connected across vast distances, so remind me that I am never apart from You. Help me live aware of my spiritual entanglement with You and with others — bound by love, guided by Your Spirit, and united in Your purpose.
Amen.

In the mystery of quantum entanglement, we glimpse a reflection of God’s eternal truth — that all things hold together in Christ (Colossians 1:17). The universe itself whispers of a Creator who binds all things in perfect unity.

How to Start A Day

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How to start a day on the right footing, ever wondered that?   Before you put your foot on planet earth from your floating haven above the ground by 150 mm or more, before you step out of your cocooned security, the warm blankets.    As you decide to make that first small step that giant leap stirred by an alarm call, the sound of creation stirring or just your own body clock, how to start the day comes to mind in various ways.

Whether a fog over your eyes or clear thought “what does today hold?” moves through peoples mind, a day much like yesterday? a red letter day or for some the weight of the day is so heavy a reluctant awaking comes, having to face the riggers of the day.   How do I start my day?

Here’s a thought “God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand” this is not about finding my mistakes or looking for my failure, the Psalmist asks God to search him twice at the start and end of the Psalm 139:15-22, investigate me.   The picture painted is of a gold digger going to a deep mine, or panning for gold at a rivers edge, knowing that there is treasure in this stream, to search knowing the treasure is here.   God search for the treasure you put into me earlier before the foundation of the world.   It is  a wonderful secure search, investigate me to bring to light the treasure in side of me, the treasure you put there.   Starting the day with a search for the treasure that God put in side of you will remind you of his works each morning – a good way to start the day!

There is a popular action in many today of going to the streets and conducting a Treasure Hunt in peoples lives, as they go about their daily life, an exiting adventure.   Taking the gifts of God to the street and awakening people to the treasure of God.   Well to see it flow more so, I would suggest start the day with a God treasure search in you, the hand of God in you each day, the eye of the Lord each morning, from there you will deliver treasure more effectively.    Let God pan, dig deep to bring your treasure out to the light of day, that you might see you accordingly to heavens investment in you.

“…Investigate my life…”

“…An open book…” nothing closed – is this not the aim of our redemption which is a deliverance on ward going that nothing can be closed or shut off from Father God rather than just being open to people.    Its about having an open book life before God

“…Never out of sight…”

“…You’re there…”  Fathers companionship, never without God, always with God.

“…Too much…”

“…Too wonderful…”

“…I can’t take it all in…” –  what if life was like this, what a way to work with God at all times.   This  would bring us to a place of overwhelming, an amazing way of life “too much” one would cry, I can take it any more, not that I can’t cope, but its overwhelming me “too much” the God of too much.

May we discover God as the Father of “…Too Much…”

This is a very personal psalm (139) (notice the pronouns ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘my’, and ‘mine’) it is attributed to David and has been called ‘the crown of the psalms’. It is certainly safe to say it is one of the best loved of all the psalms and of all Scripture passages.

A day started with the attitudes of  “openness” “thankfulness” these are all good ways to commence a day, the writer tells us be thankful to God. Praise him, but how, not as we are inclined to praise God, for blessings we have received, but David praised God for who God is. Our praise will never be what it should be until we ascend to this level.      David starts the day by praising God for his perfect knowledge of him. Nothing about us is hidden from God.

He knows when we sit down and rise up (v. 2). He knows our thoughts before they ever come into our heads (v. 2). He knows all about our ways (v. 3).

‘… God knows what rule we walk by, what end we walk towards, what company we walk with…‘    Furthermore, he knows every word we speak before we speak (v. 4).

The psalmist stood in awe of God’s knowledge.

The things I know for each day :

“…Investigate my life…” “…An open book…”  “…Never out of sight…” “…You’re there…”  

The response I make:

“…Too much…” “…Too wonderful…” “…I can’t take it all in…”

To have this relationship is wonderful, to see the God of ‘too much’ to you at the start of every day, this is too wonderful, I cannot take it in, it is so high and lofty in my experience.

It is the only way to start the day what ever awaits the first touch down of my foot from my slumber!