Lent Day 34, Monday, Mar 22, 2021

“No Internet or Social Media for 24-hours!”

Okay, you’ve got a point.  It’s difficult to read the devotions without accessing the internet or social media.  So, this Challenge makes an exception for our devotions and all email is okay.  Now that the rules are out of the way, why this Challenge?

This week we are focusing on the blessings that God has provided to us.  Without question, technological advances, including web access, all forms of communication, and even social media can be used for the glory of God.

However, today’s Challenge will help us to spend some time reflecting upon how much time we spend seeking entertainment and self-satisfaction on some things that didn’t exist twenty-five years ago.  We’ve already raised an entire generation of people who don’t know what it means to not have instant access and communication with others.  We “Old-Timers” might frown at this, but we can take heart that our younger generations have discovered effective ways to spread the Good News that we couldn’t have ever imagined.

Yes, the technology is good!  But today, consider life without it and spend some of that time in prayer and Scripture!

No internet or Social Media for 24-hours!

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.”  (1 Corinthians 10:23, NIV).