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Excerpt from Justin Buzzard post:  Steve, Silicon Valley, and Jesus

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Steve accomplished a staggering amount in 56 years. In my opinion, my life and your life is better because of a man named Steve. And now, Steve is dead. The man who improved our life has lost his life.

What I like to think is that in his last days Steve placed his faith in Jesus. It’s entirely possible. I know that Steve was coming into regular contact with Christians and hearing the gospel at Apple. Only God knows where Steve sits today.

Jesus lived on earth for just 33 years in a place far less sexy than Silicon Valley. He never invented anything, yet he changed the world. He died a far more brutal death than Steve. Jesus didn’t merely die, he was killed. Two thousand years later, Jesus is everywhere—all around the world people are still talking about, worshiping, loving, and following Jesus. We will be talking about Steve for a long time, but as the decades roll by those conversations will fade. And Apple won’t live forever.

Steve gave 56 years of his life to improve our life.

Jesus gave 33 years of his life to save our life.

That’s the big difference between Steve and Jesus. Steve came to improve. Jesus came to save. One man thought that improvement is what we need most. The other man thought that saving—rescue—is what we need most.

The gospel of Silicon Valley is improvement. I live and minister in a place that is improving lives here and around the world. I dream of impacting this region that’s impacting the world with a different gospel. Steve is great. But we don’t need Steve, we need Jesus. I’m thankful for the man that improved our life. But we need to know the man who lost his life to save our life.