“You remember Jake and Sally? They both love to party and don’t have a designated driver. So, they drove the forty-five minutes home, on the freeway, using their self-driving mode.”

“Wow, so their car was the designated driver?”

“Yup! So this is how they could do it without worrying about the consequences.”

My sister was sharing a story of her friends. While the idea of a driverless car was nothing new, it was the first time I heard of it being used as a designated driver. Assuming complete trust in the car’s technology, there should be no problems. However, as every driver knows, there are always unexpected situations for which even experienced drivers may be unprepared. As in life, will we ever be completely willing to give up control for our decisions? Driverless technology. AI driven solutions. The possibilities of technology seem endless but in reality, will it ever be perfected so that we will relinquish control or replace our own actions?

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

Exodus 13:21 (ESV)

The Israelites learned to depend upon God to lead them through the wilderness of the desert for forty years. Did they doubt? Yes. Did they rebel? Many times. Ultimately, they learned to trust in God because they saw He was not susceptible to the failings of mankind. He was their Creator and knew every path and every pitfall that lay before them because He created everything. They could relinquish control and allow their own actions to be guided by Him.

The technological achievements of man will never be perfect because they are created by imperfect creatures. Let God be your designated driver. Allow God to be your guiding pillar. 

Amen!

Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.