Hold on to the Good!

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17

One of the incredible benefits we receive in Christ is that He makes all things new in our lives. He gives us a new nature, a new hope, a new purpose and a new future. In Christ, we get a new start. Who doesn’t need a new start?

2013 is here and at the beginning of every New Year there is the possibility of embracing the new things that God has in store for us. I can’t believe 2012 has come and now is gone. Many of my Facebook friend’s status updates on New Year’s Eve indicated that 2012 had been a difficult year for them. I must admit 2012 was also a challenging year for me in many ways. For as long as I live, I will always remember 2012 as the year my father went to be with the Lord.  I miss him tremendously.

  

There is something about entering into a new year that always brings a fresh hope to my soul.

In Isaiah 43:18-19 the Lord says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. (19) See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”

In this passage of Scripture, the Lord is reminding us to not dwell on the former things, but focus on the new things in the upcoming year. When we only focus on the unpleasant moments of the past, it causes us to not perceive the new blessing that is going to spring up in the future. God has the supernatural ability to make refreshing springs in the desert and wasteland places of our lives. He can turn that which has been barren into a fruitful place in the future.

One of the keys to entering the New Year in the right manner is practicing the discipline of letting go of the bad and holding on to the good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 says, “Test everything. Hold on to the good.”

Unfortunately, it is human nature to forget the good events and only hold on to the miserable moments of life. When we do this, bitterness develops in our soul that poisons us, and causes us to be disillusioned with life.

I am committed to entering into 2013 “holding on to the good” and releasing the disappointments of 2012. I will use them as learning lessons, make the necessary changes in my life, and move forward in faith.

How do we hold on to the good?

We do it by giving thanks to the Lord, remembering that he is good, and his love endures forever (Psalm 118:1). As our Eternal Father, his thoughts toward our future and us are positive ones.Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Remember, as you enter into 2013, make sure you leave the old behind and grab a hold of the new things God wants to do in your life.

What old things of 2012 are you releasing, and what new things are you reaching for in 2013? I would love to read your comment and pray for you!

Happy New Year!

The Unexpected Christmas Gift!

There is one Christmas that stands out to me during my childhood. When you are a kid, Christmas is a much anticipated event and usually needs no hype to get one excited. However, this particular Christmas for me possessed an even greater sense of expectation. My Dad had been telling me for several weeks that he had a special gift for me. I couldn’t wait for Christmas day to come. In typical Christmas tradition at the Miller home, we opened first all the gifts under the tree. The special gifts were always hidden somewhere safe from curious young boys. As soon as we got done opening the gifts under the tree, my Dad told me to close my eyes as he escorted me outside. As we were standing in our driveway, he told me to open my eyes to see this gift I had been anxiously waiting for. To my utter disappointment it was an basketball goal. I remember saying to my Dad, “Why did you get me a basketball goal? I will never use it.”

To make a long story short, I attended Florida State University on a basketball scholarship. Countless hours of my life were spent on that basketball goal perfecting my shot. I’m sure the sound of a bouncing basketball drove my neighbors crazy. Just as I do now preparing for sermons, I spent most of my practice time shooting at night. As my Father, my Dad made a personal unexpected investment in my life that paid huge dividends. He saw a talent in me that I had not yet discovered. His $125.00 gift paid for a degree in Communications and a Master’s Degree in Sports Administration. It also paid for room and board during my college years. His investment did two things. First, it launched me into part of my destiny. And secondly, it gained a huge return.

God’s investment into our lives should produce the same two things. It should launch us into our destiny and it should produce a great return. Apostle Paul was a benefactor of the unexpected investment God made into his life through Jesus. 1 Timothy 1:15-16 says, “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.” Notice how God changed his life and how he became an example for others to follow. It’s hard to comprehend the amount of people that were impacted by Apostle Paul. What a return on an investment!

Here is a great Christmas story about a couple who demonstrates the gratitude they have for the investment Christ made in them. Richard and Donna Hamann found a way to make their entire town happy. Anthon, Iowa, a community of 650 people, received an unexpected Christmas present from this retired farming couple.

The Hamanns paid the electric bill for every home and business in the town of Anthon. The bills, all due on Christmas day, totaled $25,000. Everyone appreciated the surprising and generous gift, and they expressed it with a stack of thank-you cards and letters.The only question anyone had was: Why?

Richard answered it this way: "The Lord has been very good to us, and so have the people of this community, so I always thought we ought to be doing something in return if we could."

Christmas reminds us that Jesus Christ has unexpectedly done so much for us.  Let's make the most of this investment, and in return, live to bring glory to God.  Merry Christmas!

Renew or Return!

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  2 Corinthians 4:16

One of the great benefits of faithfully following our Lord Jesus Christ is that He is constantly renewing us and bringing us into the new things He has for us to receive.  One of the challenges of following our Lord Jesus Christ is that He is constantly renewing us and bringing us into the new things He has for us to receive.  That paragraph was not a typo!

In his book, “The Glory Within”, Corey Russell writes: “We need to realize that we were made to come alive and discover God as we fight and contend and wrestle for our faith.  The greatest war that we are in right now is against the spirit of complacency.  So many of us are lazy in our approach to growth in the Kingdom of God.  In other words, we live our lives trapped in the cycle of rejection, fear, anger, bitterness, self-hatred, and addiction, and we agree with the lie that this is our portion: “This is just the way things are.”  We deny the true power of the Gospel, and rather than stand and fight, we run toward comfort—food, sleep, pornography, entertainment—anything to numb us and take the edge off the pain without requiring us to exert ourselves.  Although it is true that we receive salvation freely, we have to fight to gain breakthrough and take ground in the Kingdom.”

It’s human nature to resist change, while taking the path of least resistance, and remaining in a state of complacency.  It is also more natural for people to return to the place of familiarity and comfort.  The truth is that if you are not embracing the new things God is doing in your life, you are shrinking back from God’s best for you and missing your opportunity for breakthrough. 

Every time I just try to “maintain” during my workouts, I always end up getting weaker, running slower and adding a few inches to my waistline.  I never just “maintain”!  The only time I get stronger, run faster and reduce the number on the tag of my jeans is when I am pushing myself to shatter previous physical workout barriers.

In fact, I am convinced that when we live in complacency or just try to maintain in life, we will actually digress to the old way of living that was not beneficial to us in the first place.  If you don’t commit to renew, you are making a choice to return.  The Israelites are a perfect example of this in Scripture!

The combination of God’s providence and a famine in the land led Joseph, his family, and the sons of Israel to Egypt.  Faithful to His dominion mandate and promise, God prospered the Israelites while in Egypt.  In fact, they became so numerous, the new king of Egypt feared they would become too powerful and leave the country.  The new king devised a plan to oppress the Israelites with hard labor, and kill their first-born male babies by throwing them into the Nile.

The oppression was so great that the Israelites began to cry out to God for deliverance.  God heard their cry and called a man named Moses to lead them out of their slavery and bondage in Egypt.  God had a new place for them to live, a good and spacious land flowing with milk and honey, called the Promised Land.  In order to inherit their Promised Land, the Israelites would have to pass through the Red Sea, endure the desert journey and it’s harsh conditions, cross the Jordan River during flood season, and defeat the giants in the land.

These obstacles to their promises caused the Israelites to request a return back to Egypt way too often.  After watching God do miracle after miracle to deliver them out of Egypt, the Israelites lamented their exodus from Egypt as soon as they faced their first adversity at the Red Sea. 

Read their plea in Exodus 14:10-12.  It says: “10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die?  What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!

Instead of embracing resistance as God’s refining process, the Israelites grumbled and complained during their journey to the Promised Land.  As crazy as it may sound, they even longed to return to their slavery in Egypt.  This negative attitude and lack of proper perspective caused their whole generation to perish in the desert and not enter into the new land God had for them. 

It is important to note that God had the Israelites pass through the Red Sea as He parted the water.  After the Israelites arrived safely on land, God made the water crash down and destroy the pursuing Egyptians.  God had to make sure there was a physical barrier from Egypt, the Red Sea, because He knew the Israelites would want to return to Egypt.

In Proverbs 26:11, Solomon uses a vulgar example to remind us that fools return to things or repeat behavior that is not conducive to their future success and prosperity.  It says, “As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.”  Just like a dog that doesn’t look for a new meal, and goes back and eats the same food that made it throw up, fools return to behavior, situations or places they should leave behind. 

Since it is easier for humans to return instead of renew, how do we position ourselves to receive the new and best God has for us?

Romans 12:1-2 gives us some great revelation on how to do this.  Let’s read it!

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

From this passage of Scripture I try to apply 5 principles that help me embrace God’s renewing process in me.  I hope this helps you also.

(1) Rely on God’s mercy to help you.

(2) Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.  In other words, daily submit yourself to God’s will by following the Lord Jesus Christ.

(3) Do not follow the world’s way of making decisions or doing things.

(4) Embrace God’s transformation process in you by praying, worshipping and reading the Holy Bible.

(5) Thank God that His will is good, perfect and pleasing (especially when you are experiencing resistance and going through trials or tough times).

Do you want to receive the new things God has for you?  Do you want to possess your Promised Land?  If so, you are going to have to embrace God’s renewing process in you, while resisting the temptation to return to the old and familiar way of living.

Any personal trainer or body builder will tell you that strength is built through resistance.  And strength of spirit is built in the same way: through resistance.  As we learn to press against the pull of our emotions, bodies, and circumstances that influence us to return to the old, we begin to grow in strength and receive power to walk in the new spiritual breakthrough and stand steady during difficult times.

I’ll conclude with the words of Walter Wriston: All life is the management of risk, not its elimination.

Are you renewing or returning?

The Edge

“Nothing will be impossible for you!”  Jesus in Matthew 17:20

I’m staring at a “The Edge” Academy flyer from Next Level Professional Baseball that boldly states their mission. It reads: To develop student athletes through academic and physical activity.  It’s limited to 20 participants each month, and daily snacks are provided.  According to the flyer, if you register for this program you will get “Edged”! 

Many companies promote their products by advertising that they will give you an edge.  For example, Gatorade commercials show athletes consuming their beverages and winning in competition as a spokesperson asks the question: “Is it in you?” Nike commercials display athletes performing comic book superhero feats and want you to believe that if you buy their shoes you can do the same.

I think these companies know that people are looking for an edge.  Baseball players want a “hot” bat with some pop.  Men want a razor that is going to give them the smoothest and closest shave possible.  Soccer moms want a safe vehicle that gets great gas mileage and has plenty of room. Let’s face it.  We are all trying to get an edge!

As I reflect on growing up I realize I always had an edge in life.  In the pride of my youth, I thought my edge on the basketball court was my athletic prowess.  As an honor role student, I thought my edge in the classroom was my superior intellect.  Every time I received an accolade or award I was convinced my edge was my diligent work ethic.  As a much more humble older man, I know my edge wasn’t my athletic prowess, superior intellect or diligent work ethic.

Yes, it’s true; I did have an edge in life.  It wasn’t the shoes I wore, it wasn’t the drink I drank, and it wasn’t the equipment I used to compete. My edge in life is that I had a father who loved me, supported me and invested his life in me.

My father’s love, support and investment in my life produced in me a sense of security that gave me a confidence that I could accomplish anything.  I received verbal affirmation, physical affection and quality time from my father.  His close presence taught me to believe that nothing is impossible!  My relationship with my father gave me an edge.

One of the reasons Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth was to reveal to us the will of His Heavenly Father.  At His baptism in Matthew 3:17, Jesus heard the voice of His Heavenly Father.  It said: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”   Jesus did amazing feats of sacrifice and service for others because he was so secure in his relationship with His Heavenly Father.  He is the one who taught that nothing is impossible for the one who knows the Heavenly Father and believes.  Jesus had an edge and it was His relationship with His Heavenly Father!

I’m sure that the 20 participants who enroll in the Next Level Professional Baseball academy will benefit tremendously from “The Edge” program over the summer.  They will learn information and develop skill.  No doubt this can assist them as competitors on the baseball field.  However, I believe that the real edge in life is to know God the Father and experience a father’s love.  I’m fortunate to say this is the story of my life.

I got edged!

You Can’t Google Your Way To Heaven!

“The Christian Church confesses on the one hand that God is the Incomprehensible One, but also on the other hand, that He can be known and that knowledge of Him is an absolute requisite unto salvation.” (Systematic Theology, Louis Berkhof, pg. 29)

The Benefits and Challenges of Technology

Do you remember the days without the Internet and cell phones? Your answer to that question depends on your age. I remember those days well, however, my children don’t even know those days ever existed.

I appreciate the advancements in technology I have experienced and the many ways these inventions have enhanced my life. Easy access to information, social networking, instantaneous communication and online shopping are just a few of the many benefits of modern day technology.

I am not a “technology hater”, and I can’t wait to see the stunning screen with the retinal display on the new I-Pad. In fact, while eating at Cheesecake Factory in Jacksonville, I chose what cheesecake to have for dessert from polling my Facebook Friends on my status update. In case you’re wondering, I chose the Chocolate Coconut Cream Cheesecake. I chose wisely! Refocus Ronnie!

I am constantly amazed at all the information you can acquire on Google. For example, I can Google the pronunciation of just about every word in the Bible. What a convenient feature when preparing for a sermon! This one example is a reminder that there is truly no excuse in today’s world of technology to not be in the know! I wonder what technology will be like in 20 or 30 years? Maybe it will order my cheesecake for me! Come on Ronnie refocus!

One of the challenges we face with this easy access to information is that it gives us a sense of invincibility. Our computers make us think we are omniscient. We know more about things than any generation in history. There is no doubt we are a well-informed people. Since we know so much we also tend to think this makes us omnipotent. We are the gods of Google!

I want to ask some questions for us to ponder: Has technology made us a more ethical society, and has our increased possession of knowledge made us better people?

I would say no! Let me give a personal story of why I answer no. I didn’t grow up with cell phones or computers, but I did have a bike and a basketball. I could ride my bike any place in my neighborhood and beyond, and play basketball without parental supervision. Neither my parents nor I ever worried about someone kidnapping me or doing something harmful to me. Today, we have our computers and cell phones, but we don’t have the peace of mind to let our kids out of our sight.

Revelation is More Important Than Information

Although information is just a Google search away in the 21^st century, there is still some knowledge that technology will never be able to give us or do for us, no matter how much the advancements improve.

I agree with Ravi Zacharias when he said, “Our demand for infinite knowledge is insatiable, and to think there is a Being who is beyond our capability of dissecting and studying scientifically is more than some of us can handle”

I’ll prove my point by referencing the conversation between Jesus and Simon Peter in Matthew 16:13-17:

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.”

Peter did not receive the revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, from a book, computer, or a person. He received this most pertinent information from God the Father in heaven. You see there is still information and special revelation that can only be attained from God under the illuminating influence of the Holy Spirit.

Once again, Ravi Zacharias sums it up well in his book “Has Christianity Failed You?” He writes: “We in the West simply cannot live with the possibility that God has purposely left himself clothed in mystery until we are able to “recognize” who he truly is.”

I meet many people who know a tremendous amount of information about God, but don’t know that Jesus is the Son of God. To know Jesus is to know salvation and eternal life. John 17:3 says, “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” Knowing who is salvation and eternal life is vital information wouldn’t you say?

Relationship is More Important Than Knowledge

Thomas was a man, like many people today, who was seeking the way to know God. I’m sure he had gained a ton of information that still had not definitively answered the most important question in life: Who is God? In John 14:5-7 Thomas has a conversation with Jesus who informed him about God and the way to Him. Let’s read it!

“5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” Jesus taught Thomas that knowing him was the key to knowing God!

Think about what Jesus is teaching. It makes perfect sense. Please allow me to explain with the following illustration. The way you enter my house is not by knowing information about me. You get into my house only by knowing me. Similarly, you don’t enter heaven by knowing information about God. You get into heaven by knowing Jesus, the Son of God. In other words, both entrances into my house or God’s heaven are based upon the reality of a relationship. Read Jesus’ own words in Matthew 7:21-23:

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Christ the Power of God and the Wisdom of God

Apostle Paul taught Timothy that one of the characteristics of people who live in sin is that they are always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 2 Timothy 3:6b-8 says, “These people are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.”

Jannes and Jambres were wise men, sorcerers and the magicians of Egypt. They had a form of spirituality, but they did not know the one true living God. As I stated earlier, they were like so many today that possess their own form of religion, but don’t know God the Father and His Son.

In 1 Corinthians 1:20 Apostle Paul asks the following questions: Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? He then makes the following statements in 1 Corinthians 1:21-25:

21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

Advancements in technology have given us greater access to information, but these advancements have not necessarily made us wiser. Wisdom is only gained in knowing Jesus and understanding the power of His work on the cross and how it changes our heart to be like Christ.

God Looks For Those Who Know Christ and Love Him

God doesn’t call people into his service based upon their personal credentials. He is not impressed with our resumes that boast about how much we know and how much we have accomplished. God calls those who will boast in the Lord. Apostle Paul reminded the church at Corinth of this fact in 1 Corinthians 1:26-31. It reads:

26 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

Apostle Paul also prayed that the saints at Ephesus would have wisdom and revelation to know God better. In Ephesians 1:17 he writes: “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.” It’s important to note that wisdom is gained more from the quality of information instead of the quantity of information. I have often commented on how I think Christians believe that the way to heaven is by collecting as many Bible study notes as possible.

We might as well face it we’re addicted to information accumulation, but sometimes less is more. Remember Jesus summed up all that was ever written in the law and all that was ever spoken by the prophets in two commandments: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:37-40

Google makes it easy to feed this addiction, and far too often this obsession with information collection does not transform us to be like Christ. Like the Pharisees and teachers of the law in Jesus’ day, we nullify the word of God for the sake of our traditions or “collection of information”. A lack of special revelation from the Holy Spirit about Christ and the significance of the cross leads to hypocrisy. As a result, we bring disgrace to God like the Pharisees did by honoring God with our lips, but our hearts our far from him (Matthew 15:6-8).

Consequently, we know about forgiveness, but remain offended when someone hurts us. We know about loving others as ourselves, but remain judgmental and prejudice. We know about the importance of truth, but still live of life of deceit. We know about the sanctity of marriage, but still cheat on our spouse and get divorced. We know about controlling our tongue, but we still gossip about our neighbor. This behavior is unacceptable for a follower of Christ!

Knowledge Without Christ Can Be Dangerous and Destructive

Apostle Paul warned Timothy about the danger of godless chatter and opposing ideas that are false knowledge. Why did he warn Timothy about this false knowledge? The answer is that when people turn away from the truth of Christ they do it to their own peril as they wander from the faith. 1 Timothy 6:20-21 says: “20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith.”

Possessing a lack of knowledge, wrong knowledge or using knowledge about God incorrectly does lead to devastating consequences. Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; 
because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.” We must gain our knowledge from a Biblical worldview perspective, a value for God’s laws, and a love for Christ.

Daniel J. Boorstin said, “The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.”

All throughout history people have made the same mistake of letting knowledge get in the way of the most important discovery of all—knowing God and loving Him! Google has made this more tempting than ever!

1 Corinthians 8:1-3 says, “We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God.

Knowledge without a love for Christ always manifests in the practice of dead religious traditions, vain philosophies, repetitious recital of creeds, or a wide variety of “spiritual” exercises. Religious ritual is always a substitute for real relationship with God.

Apostle Paul knew that a love for Christ surpasses knowledge of Him, and is the key to being filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Read his prayer for the saints at Ephesus in Ephesians 3:17b-19. It says: I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Information without the truth of Christ ultimately leads people to participate in idolatry. Idolatry is the worship of a person or thing or any image representing a god. I’m concerned that more people seek Google for information instead of seeking God for revelation. Has Google become a modern day idol in our society?

1 Corinthians 8:4b-7 says, “We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one. 5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), 6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. 7 But not everyone knows this.

Knowledge won’t make our society more ethical and it won’t change your life for the better. Knowing Jesus will!

You can't Google your way to heaven! Do you know this?