Monday; January 22

          It wasn’t too long ago we were being introduced to a great thing referred to as the “Information Superhighway”.  Through this new way of communicating we would have news, knowledge and facts at our fingertips.  Well, like than other type of highway, the newness has worn off.  It is still very functional, practical and easy to use, but potholes and pitstops have become a lot more prevalent.  Over the past few years social and informational networking has become such a part of our lives that it can be overwhelming and confusing.  With all the resources at our disposal we are forced to ask some simple, but vital questions:  What information is true?  What information is important?  What sources of information are reliable? 
          While “truth in information” is a question for the 21st Century, this has been an challenge through the ages – not as it applies to the media – but, in mankind’s practice of religion.  Spiritual living has always been important to people, but not everyone (or everything) has been interested in pure, factual information (remember the snake’s conversation with Eve in the garden).   Since the beginning, spiritual people have faced some very important questions:  What faith is true?  What spiritual issues are important?  What sources of religious training are reliable?  There has never been a dearth of religious information – the problem has always been in sifting the good from the bad.  There have always been discussions on godliness – the main issue centers around which ones are important to God and which are satan’s distractions?
          When Jesus taught His earliest disciples about their spiritual lives He reminded them, “… seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”. (Matthew 6:33)  Let’s be committed to searching out first-things-first as we rely upon God’s Word as our authoritative guide.
          Think About It!

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