“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.” 2 Kings 18:4
Hezekiah never broke the brazen serpent because it in and of itself was an evil thing, but because of the way it was being used. God authored its making for a needful purpose, Numbers 21:8-9, but years later, when it was used for idolatry, it needed to be destroyed.
We are now living in an age of incredible technology. God given intelligence has enabled its development. It can be used for marvelous causes, or like other things, become counter productive.
There are some who reject the use of technology on the grounds it can lead to evil. But this may be shortsighted; as it is what is in the heart, not the hand, that produces evil deeds. I remember a time when some preachers condemned owning a TV, only to purchase one later. “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” 1 Corinthians 6:12
We miss the point if we become either pro or anti-technology. The point is to make proper use of it rather than be brought under its power.
Technology opens many new doors. But as with every open door, the possibility of added temptations come into play. Things that people would never put forth or say in face to face dealings, technology affords a bunker from which to launch bold barrages.
Technology can become another dimension that one can enter away from the reality of what is really important. Other opportunities, privileges, and even responsibilities can become out of sight, out of mind. This can lead to isolation, which creates loneliness, unto seeking more from technology to fill the void, only to increase the problem. This addiction and distraction leads to alienation, even from the real wonders of God and His work. We must not let the incredible become the insidious, by allowing it to take first place in our hearts and lives–first place belongs unto God.
“The most extravagant expense is the waste of time.”
SHARING
