When I was a student, I used to hear our university professor tell us that the pen is mightier than the sword.
That was about one a half decades ago, back when the internet, Facebook, Multiply, Friendster and texting were still non-existent.
And when the only means of communicating were still through telegram, at least, email (for those who could afford an internet subscription, which was expensive at that time) and the conventional letter you drop at the post office.
The pen (and later on, the typewriter), were both powerful tools that shaped the minds of people for centuries.
William Shakespeare swept the world with his classic literary masterpieces that to this day are still being studied in academic institutions.
Jose Rizal’s two novels—Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo—are also literary works of art that has serve to fire up nationalism and love for the country.
At present, the information highway we’re in floods us with an influx of information of various sorts.
If you need to know something, you don’t even need to go to the library to check on that subject on question, you just simply need to google it.
How convenient!
If you have queries on your business proposal or dealing with someone, you don’t need to ask Mr. Postman to deliver your mail, you and your potential client/business partner only need to register at any social network where you could chat at any given time of the day.
Today, everything is within reach because of the information highway, thanks to the world wide web.
And with all these tools within our reach, I’m all the more convinced that every Christian ought to grab these opportunities in engaging and reaching their family members, friends, classmates, peer group with God’s message of hope and salvation.
Hebrews 4:12 says, For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Information is great. But it won’t bring a life-changing, destiny-altering experience.
Only the truth in God’s word can pierce through an anguished soul that could produce a radical change from inside out.
So the next time you log on to your a social network, keep in mind that the world wide web is an avenue to connect people back to God.
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