Technology is amazing! At times it can be frustrating and mind boggling. Just when I figure out how to work something, they come up with something new [There are features on my phone I will never use]. Yet, the things we can do now with cell phones and computers is incredible. A case in point was the birth of our grandson this past weekend. [It’s a boy. Rhys Thomas Patchett 7 lbs. 2 oz.] While Jennifer was in labor we were constantly updated with text messages throughout the day. Within minutes of Rhys’ birth we had a picture. Jason even recorded his first cry which we later got to listen to. It made us feel like we were right there!
Phones are not just for making phone calls any more. With a smart phone you can check e-mail, catch up on sports, find a restaurant or buy tickets for a movie. There are well over 100,000 “Apps” (cell phone applications) available for downloading. As one popular commercial says, whatever you need, there’s an “app” for that!
But did you know the Bible is also full of some pretty amazing, down-to-earth, practical applications? It comes pre-loaded with direct applications straight from God to help make our lives better and more meaningful. For instance, in Philippians 2:3 we find the “humility app.” Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” or in Philippians 2:14 “the no grumbling app” “Do everything without complaining or arguing”. In Ephesians 5:1 we find the “imitate-God app”, the “walk-in-love app” (5:2), the purity app” (5;3) and the “guard your tongue app” (5:4). The entire book of Proverbs is teeming with practical applications. In fact, Proverbs 23:12 tells us: “Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.”
Got a question about how to live the Christian life? Wondering what to do next? Need help with a relationship? Got a problem you could use some guidance in solving? There’s an “app” for that! Just dig into God’s word and you’ll find answers.
Now I like doing it the old-fashioned way: sitting in my recliner with my open Bible, letting God speak to me as I read His word. But if you want to push the “Bible app” on your Blackberry and read the Scripture that way, I think that would be just as effective. What matters is that we apply it, after we read it.
Have a great week!
Pastor Barry
Phones are not just for making phone calls any more. With a smart phone you can check e-mail, catch up on sports, find a restaurant or buy tickets for a movie. There are well over 100,000 “Apps” (cell phone applications) available for downloading. As one popular commercial says, whatever you need, there’s an “app” for that!
But did you know the Bible is also full of some pretty amazing, down-to-earth, practical applications? It comes pre-loaded with direct applications straight from God to help make our lives better and more meaningful. For instance, in Philippians 2:3 we find the “humility app.” Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” or in Philippians 2:14 “the no grumbling app” “Do everything without complaining or arguing”. In Ephesians 5:1 we find the “imitate-God app”, the “walk-in-love app” (5:2), the purity app” (5;3) and the “guard your tongue app” (5:4). The entire book of Proverbs is teeming with practical applications. In fact, Proverbs 23:12 tells us: “Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.”
Got a question about how to live the Christian life? Wondering what to do next? Need help with a relationship? Got a problem you could use some guidance in solving? There’s an “app” for that! Just dig into God’s word and you’ll find answers.
Now I like doing it the old-fashioned way: sitting in my recliner with my open Bible, letting God speak to me as I read His word. But if you want to push the “Bible app” on your Blackberry and read the Scripture that way, I think that would be just as effective. What matters is that we apply it, after we read it.
Have a great week!
Pastor Barry
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