SHEPHERD
TO SHEEP
GOOGLE OR
GOD?
(Mat 6:33) But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Oh, the
wonderful Internet. When you need
something you can just look it up and satisfy your knowledge. You can buy and sell, interact with people
through social media, pay your bills, watch entertainment, and a million other
things. But has the Internet replaced
God? I mean, when you have need of
something do you go to Google or do you go to God?
Now don’t
get me wrong. I love technology and I
keep up with the latest devices. They
are so helpful to me on a personal and professional level. It’s just that we have become so accustomed
to running to the Internet before we seek the Lord on the things we need to be
seeking the Lord about.
Think about
how the Lord is omnipresent (everywhere at the same time), omniscient
(all-knowing) and omnipotent (all-powerful).
Well, the Internet can act like that, too. The Internet is everywhere, full of wisdom,
and a very powerful tool. But the habit
we need to develop as God’s children is to go to God first. If not, the Internet becomes an idol because
an idol is anything that replaces the Lord in your life. (Deu
5:7) You shall have no other gods before Me.
Here are
some scenarios to ponder as case in point:
- A mom is
concerned about a rash on her child. She
searches diligently on the Internet for what might be the cause and cure. She researches all day and never really stops
to pray over the child.
- A couple
looks online for houses because they want to move. They spend countless hours investigating the
socio-demographics of the community including schools for the kids etc. Not once did they pray together.
- A man is
in the market for a commodity. He
compares all the deals out there and ends up going back and forth with
different sellers. He never took it to
the Lord and prayed about it.
- A lonely
woman is looking for a meaningful relationship.
No one at church pops up so she finds a dating site and spends hours
viewing profiles of potential men instead of waiting on God for His
direction.
Oh, how God
wants to be sought! (Amos 5:4) …Seek Me and live.
(Mat 7:11)…how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good
things to those who ask Him!
Louie
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