THE WORLD AT OUR FINGER TIPS

Matthew 4:8, 9

The technology of today puts the world at our finger tips.  It gives us the stone cold facts that provide the bread to feed our mind.  It keeps us alert and aware of the tragedies on the horizon and in a constant state of fear and stress.  It provides mindless entertainment 24/7 to keep our minds busy and our bodies inactive.  There is no need to interact with anyone.  There is no need to think.  There is no need to feel alone.

If the shepherd David had a smart phone or I Pad while he was in the fields tending the sheep, would we have the Psalms recorded in the Scriptures that bring joy to our hearts and comfort to our souls?  Would the disciples have put their game boys down so quickly, left their boats and followed Jesus when he called?  If those we honor and respect as great thinkers and inventors had Google available to them would we ever had their thoughts and ideas about the meaning of life that we learn from and work with in our lives?

There are no students who are learning how to think and figure things out for themselves anymore; only button pushers and test takers.  Technology can certainly enhance, but it can just as easily abort and destroy free thinking.  It fills the boredom of the mind but doesn’t quench the thirst of the soul.  Its place is to be our servant and be mastered by the user.  But if it becomes the master then the user becomes its slave and loses one’s life to serve the machine.