Missionary Mike Mislan is. Wednesday he reminded his Christian Friends that we are on a huge mission field of a billion (by latest FB news) people in 213 countries. How better to complete our task:
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Matthew 28:19-20 KJV)
Most FB users don’t think about witnessing their Christian lives online, but that’s exactly what they are doing when they include their religion as part of their profile. Besides, their friends and family connections on FB absolutely know whether they are church members, church attenders and/or live Christ-based lives. Somehow, though, the internet portion often appears sufficiently anonymous that we bring the social and game aspects into our thoughts and leave our Christian witness behind.
I see Facebook as a facet of my entire life. I started with a small group of Facebook friends, consisting of family, church friends and work friends, but over the years I’ve added many more – a couple of Preacher Kids in the Philippines (one now here in the States, yeah!!!!), missionaries (stretching from the Ukraine down South America across again to the Philippines) and Mums who love their children no matter where in the world they are – and they do scatter.
Each one of the above share one thing in common with me – they love God and have accepted the gift of His Son as their savior.
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:15-16 KJV)
My words, my actions, my Blog posts, my Facebook status and comments should reflect that and never bring shadows upon what God has given to all of us. What I post should always reflect what has gone into my mind and heart:
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. (Philippians 4:8 KJV)
It’s not what we take in to nourish our bodies, it’s what we take in to our minds that defiles and comes out in our words:
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. (Matthew 15:10-11 KJV)
What we post on Facebook is our life and it has the capability of being shared across the world to a billion people. What should we be showing them? We are showing our faith – is it in God? Mankind? A latest fad? Plans for the moment or plans for a lifetime? Are we living in the here-and-now, moment-to-moment or eternally?
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