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Well, because everyone craves for convenience. We're all just too busy to take complicated and stress-laden routes.
So slowly-brewed coffee has given way to instant, three-in-one pa.
A supposedly full balanced meal can easily be replaced by, for example, instant mami, with a few emaciated leaves thrown in for veggie effect or microscopic meat strands to resemble protein. But really, where's the nutrition?
And because we're barraged by so many instant messages even when we're on our toes — either through cellphone texting or access-anywhere internet — we have learned to message like brats unmindful of the rules. Even our formal correspondences show our love for short cuts: "Luv," "Hapi," and "LOL" are just "K lang."
We're all pretty cool with sound bites. It's the stuff of successful brands: "Open happiness." "Just do it." "It's time every Juan flies." "Kailangan pa bang i-memorize yan?" "Mukhasim." "Love ko to."
I've observed the sound bite character among my students. They simply refuse to read books even as they spend more time on their mobile phones, Facebook and other social media sites.
Haven't you noticed that some of the most liked messages on Facebook are bible messages captured in sound bites? I believe it is a fulfillment of end-time prophecy. The Word of God has gone viral, permeating popular culture and meeting people daily where they're at — their mobile devices.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea, Habakkuk 2:14. Has this happened yet?
As believers, we are encouraged to share the Word of God, in season and out of season — because we know that His Word will not come back to Him void.
Using Facebook and every means possible to fulfill Jesus' great commission should be every believer's calling. However, sound bites alone will not hack it.
Most of the time, we limit our messages to those which tickle readers' ears — His great love and mercy. Oh how we love it when we read verses on peace, joy, contentment, victory, triumphing over the enemy, and having all of our needs met.
But we need to bring to the discussion table too the truth about God's wrath and justice and that He will take to task anyone who willfully rebels and calls wrong right.
The created should realize their Creator is a jealous God who cautions us against turning to other gods — be they of silver, gold or stone, and power, possessions or lustful desires.
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Too, if we think that biblical sound bites could substitute for time alone with God, that's wishful thinking. God has given us an entire operating manual, the Bible, through which we can discern His every will, rule, promise and purpose.
Unless we take to heart the entire Book — God's desire to fellowship with us and His relentless love through Jesus who came to save us from eternal death — we will all be treading on dangerous waters, no matter how many feel-good sound bites we eat every day.
What's scary is this: That we be lulled into thinking that all is well because God is loving, patient and compassionate, and we fail to see His character as a just God.
That's the reason Jesus should be the center of all our shared messages. Everyone needs to know that unless they turn to Jesus as their Savior and Lord, their knowledge of God, and their ability to follow Him, even through death, ends in a black hole.
Oh that we may all be filled with the knowledge of God from His Book and His plan to save us through Jesus, the One destined to cause the stumbling of many.
Because of that name — Jesus — many will be brought down to their knees to repent of their sins.
All who call on the name of Jesus and put their faith in Him will be saved!
Feel-good sound bites are just the beginning. We all need to grow in our relationship with Him through Jesus.
Read your bible! And let Jesus teach you everything you need to know from A to Z.
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