Why Not Text For The Glory Of God?

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A recent CBS News article entitled, “Texting: Can we pull the plug on our obsession?”, got me to thinking that if texting and talking is such a large part of today’s fast-paced, “plugged in” society (and according to the above article, it is, 91 percent of the time - also see video), then why not use this texting obsession for the glory of God? (Isaiah 43:7; Matthew 5:14-16), elevating texting from a worldly plane to a spiritual plane (Colossians 3:1-3).

The following are some texting suggestions (there are many others):
  • Why not text our friends, inviting them to the next area gospel meeting?
  • Why not text our friends, inviting them to the next area lectureship?
  • Why not text our friends, inviting them to the next area Vacation Bible School?
  • Why not text our friends, inviting them to the Sunday and Wednesday evening service? And then offer to pick them up.
  • Why not text our friends, asking them if they have any Bible questions that we might be able to answer? — and then if they do, text them the Bible answer along with applicable Scripture — or better yet, ask them if they would be willing to study the Bible with us in a home environment, i.e., at the dinner table — ours or theirs.
  • Why not text our friends, providing them with Internet links to Christian blogs and Bible study websites? Or sites that offer Bible correspondence courses?
Beloved, there are innumerable possibilities at our disposal through the art of texting our fellow human beings (since millions of folks do it anyway), and we need to take advantage of every opportunity that God affords us to do just that. May we use texting as another tool in proclaiming the “good news” of the saving gospel of Christ to a world lost in sin (Acts 13:26-32 ESV; cf. Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16).

Instead of worldly texting, why not text for the glory of God? (Matthew 5:14-16). Let’s seriously think about it, for “The harvest truly is plentiful….” (Matthew 9:37).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets

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