Every single day we are seeing more things being automated and as we do we're feeling more isolated, but the good news is that God has always been a personal God reaching his hand through Jesus Christ to touch hurting people

15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, 16 to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.2 Corinthians 2:15-17

Business is all about efficiency. The more efficient a business can become, the more it can be profitable. Two recent examples of this are the decision by management to completely automate Shake Shacks to a complete order at the Kiosk system which requires the use of a credit card, eliminating the need for the cashier. The other is the innovative use of computer-controlled life preservers that are controlled by a handheld device much like one would use playing video games.

Two very ingenious uses that save money and could have the potential of saving lives. As I hear about these automatic systems being implemented, I cannot help but sense how this is making people feel more isolated, much lonelier, and more detached from society at large.

There is something to be said of the human touch.  I learned the Las Vegas shooter was a huge video poker player which from my perspective involves sitting on a stool watching the highly interactive screen and pushing buttons. I've learned that most people play these games in large casino rooms with little access to outdoor light, a move that prevents the brain from telling you that it's  time to move on.  

Very little human interaction is required with the exception of 'fake friends' bringing over beverages and food to keep you from leaving your stool.

Our God operates with a personal touch when over 2000 years ago He sent his son Jesus to dwell among us while teaching us how much He loves us. 

 God's word is filled with people crying out to God in their time of trouble.When we read the Psalms, we hear David's cries to the Lord in these words from Chapter 142: 3-5:

When my spirit grows faint within me,

it is you who watch over my way.

In the path where I walk

people have hidden a snare for me.

4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand;

no one is concerned for me.

I have no refuge;

no one cares for my life.

5 I cry to you, Lord;

I say, “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

 There are many of us who feel just as David felt 'people have hidden a snare for us' 

 Our days involve interacting with some digital device to do everything from ordering groceries to checking in with our health provider. Shopping continues, for me, to be a socially interactive experience- I enjoy acknowledging peoples existence whenever I go into the marketplace from the routine 'hello' to 'how's your day going?'

We are literally starving ourselves of human interaction.

But God continues to operate on the human touch each time we interact with other Christian believer's, and through the indwelling holy spirit, he promises to give us when we personally open up the door to our heart and let Him in. We can be assured through our living Savior that God will hear our anguished cries.

 As more and more people come to the living Savior,  the more impact God will have on the world we live in.

Just think how those around you will be impacted as you learn to take the pain and suffering in your life and share your story how Christ personally helped you recover?  

The aroma of your personal relationship with Jesus will bound to influence those who are also suffering to want this same living Savior in their own lives. 

Your story is like a remote-controlled drone life preserver being sent out to save as many drowning souls who need Christ in their lives.