The World Wide Web celebrated its 20th birthday this past week. It seems like it has been around forever, doesn’t it? But on April 30, 1993, the public first gained access to the information highway that had previously been available only to the scientific community. Depending on your affection (or lack thereof) for the internet, you may view this milestone as a cause for celebration or disgust. But regardless of our personal feelings on the matter, the internet has changed the world we live in. Referring to it as a “web” is an appropriate description. Like the individual strands of a spider’s web, we now have nearly instant connection points with people, places, and information from all corners of the globe. That can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how we use the connections. It can be bad if we view, learn, or share things that are destructive to ourselves or others. But it can be good if we use it wisely in healthy ways. But, either way, it is a part of our lives whether we like it or not.
Long before the World Wide Web became the rage, God understood the value of connectedness. He is the architect of a “web” known as the kingdom of Christ or the church (Colossians 1:23; Matthew 16:18). As repentant sinners turn to Him in faith, God connects them with other believers (Acts 4:41,47). From its initial launch in Jerusalem, the strands of God’s web eventually stretched into all corners of the known world (Colossians 1:6,23). As Paul said, “...we are members of one another” (Ephesians 4:25). As a disciple of Christ, I share a global spiritual connection with believers in all corners of the world.
Access to God’s world wide web is provided for through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. You don’t even need a computer -- just the blood of Jesus to cover your sins. If you are not connected to God’s web, maybe its time to get online.
God loves you!
Mike
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