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How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! I gain understanding from your precepts…
Psalm 119:103 & 104 NIV
I do not know about you, but when I finally joined Facebook, I experienced so much heartwarming fun. I heard from people I never dreamed I would touch base with again. Everyone seemed cheerful and glad to connect with each other.
Fast forward to today – sometimes a different story. While some still provide a positive message; others tend to use it as a platform to spew negativity, political & moral divisiveness, and criticism. The initial blessing of participating has lost a bit of its luster.
Fortunately, we have another option – an option which keeps us in touch with our almighty God. He provided us with his Word long before social media came into existence. In it, he gives us guidelines to live by, encouragement, and even the way to Salvation through Jesus Christ. He tells us stories about real men and women who had actual struggles just like we have. Great riches await us there.
The Bible, God’s unmistakable Word, contains no “wishy washiness”, harsh criticism, or hatred for us. God uses words which reach into our hearts and connect us with himself – no politics or moral imbalance. His Word remains true and never changes. It never loses its luster.
While we use social media to keep up with old friends, we use our Bibles, the Word of God, to keep up with him. We learn about his character, his love, and his expectations for our lives. While we may tire of Facebook, we never tire of the truths in his Word. They are fresh and “sweeter than honey” every time we read them.
Father, thank you for your inerrant Word. You supplied it for us so that we may know you. May we make it a part of our lives daily. Amen
Susan Partida
