God's Word to Reflect On
I recieved this in an email today/yesterday and noticed how it related to MMM and so wanted to share it.
"The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away." 1 Peter 5:1-4 NKJV"
I find that being in a situation where no one has ever walked before, there is plenty of opportunity for pride, discouragement, or just flat out being awed because of the glory of God as it has manifested in people effected by technology to draw closer to Him. But this is not the first time that something new has been done. The elders, those who have gone on before the MMM team into new areas of ministry where no one had ever gone on before have wisdom and lessons that are to be remembered. They got us to the point where we could gain enough insight to use something else for the glory of God, its not to be forgotten.
And the other side of that reflection is that with this newfound area, there is also the chance that one can feel like they know more, that they can do more because they have this particular gift/mission versus someone who doesn't. This should not be the case. Being gifted in one area or more means that it is your area of serving, not your area of lourding over someone else. If you are in the position where your use of technology is subverting the power of the Word of God, or you yourself have made an idol of the technology, it is no longer a gift that can bring glory to God, but a hindrance and something that you need to put aside until further maturity sets in.
May we all become ministers with our technology, not monsters because of it.
"The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away." 1 Peter 5:1-4 NKJV"
I find that being in a situation where no one has ever walked before, there is plenty of opportunity for pride, discouragement, or just flat out being awed because of the glory of God as it has manifested in people effected by technology to draw closer to Him. But this is not the first time that something new has been done. The elders, those who have gone on before the MMM team into new areas of ministry where no one had ever gone on before have wisdom and lessons that are to be remembered. They got us to the point where we could gain enough insight to use something else for the glory of God, its not to be forgotten.
And the other side of that reflection is that with this newfound area, there is also the chance that one can feel like they know more, that they can do more because they have this particular gift/mission versus someone who doesn't. This should not be the case. Being gifted in one area or more means that it is your area of serving, not your area of lourding over someone else. If you are in the position where your use of technology is subverting the power of the Word of God, or you yourself have made an idol of the technology, it is no longer a gift that can bring glory to God, but a hindrance and something that you need to put aside until further maturity sets in.
May we all become ministers with our technology, not monsters because of it.
posted by Antoine @ 1/29/2006 01:47:00 AM
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