Twitter was dragging me down. Instead of nurturing the faith, hope, and love that mark followers of Jesus, Twitter was fueling in me the very things Jesus came to save us from—bitterness, anger, and, as Paul says in Galatians, things like these.
I was just about to exit the X.
Then, I came across some of Beth’s posts. With a refreshing sense of humor, a contagious acceptance of the diversity among God’s people, and a little puppy named Pecos, Beth not only kept me from leaving Twitter, but she also helped me see the ugliness and division found there in a whole new light.
In the world but not of the world. Right? That’s our calling as Jesus people. Twitter is a reflection of the world in which we’re living. And Jesus clearly teaches that we are to let our light, the source of which is found in him, SHINE.
Instead of allowing Twitter to inject us with the poison of this broken, dying world, we are called to engage that world and embrace it with the love of God.
So, let’s sprinkle a little salt and shine some light in the darkness.
Overcome evil with good.
Thank you, Beth Moore. God bless you!
In Christ,
Dan
Hi Dan, I'm glad to see you are back in the fight on sending your Words for the Day. I've been reading biblical devotionals on a daily basis (well almost) for nearly fifty years. As you can imagine, I get bored with them from time to time, but I have to say you hit a home run on nearly every one of yours. And from one preacher to another, we both know how difficult it is to be fresh and engaging on every devotional encounter. Hey, when you dropped off for a season, I had to rely again on The Daily Bread and The Upper Room. The Lord has gifted you in this area. Yours are just as good and often better than the top devotionals out there. And you're right... with all the negativity out there on social media, keep influencing it with something positive and transformational. In the good fight, Carl