December 6
Romans 12:11 “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord...”
“Did you see that funny video with the cats? You didn’t? Have you been under a rock?!?” Ten years ago, did you think that someone would be asking you that question in conversation today? I am in shock every time someone asks me if I have seen the latest viral video. Is this video necessary to my well-being or education? Usually not...
These “viral” videos (called that because of their ability to pass through society at a rate comparable to something like a virus spreading through our body, infecting our organs with illness) have permeated all of the worldwide web. We are becoming a society that is obsessed with being purveyors of information. We like to pass (via email or text message) the latest tidbits of information and “news” (aka- cat videos) to everyone we know.
Viruses in our body are bad. The metaphor doesn’t so easily slip by me, I would venture to say that viral “information” can be bad, too!! We are so quick to pass information around, especially unfounded information. We are passing around cat videos. (Don’t get me wrong, I subscribe to some of the most shallow websites of funny pet videos, so I’m not judging here!).
I want to propose an experiment- for every video you watch, read a devotional or say a prayer...for every video you pass on, write a letter of encouragement to your friends or family. I think we would find, quickly, that the sheer MASS of information that is accessible to us is almost impossible to measure or match
It seems that when we have information about God we are more apt to “dull it down” to feed it in small bits and pieces to those around us. It’s almost like we are apologizing for having faith in the most powerful Entity in the known and unknown universe. I know, from experience, when I am excited about what is God is doing in my life, I’m likely to share it with others. A little bit of God going viral would be like ten million catchy song/dance videos.
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