Wholesome Tweeting!

“Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.”

II Peter 3:1-2

 

The old way of writing letters is pretty much gone.

It’s e-mails (though that is rapidly being replaced), Facebook and Twitter accounts.

There are probably even some new technologies that I didn’t list.

But whether it’s the technology of 2,000 years ago or the technology of tomorrow, they can both convey the value of the message Peter wrote to the church at large.

Whether posting on Facebook to a few friends, blogging to an ‘anonymous’ audience or tweeting to thousands of followers the question is this; are you stimulating your readers to wholesome thinking?

Most would acknowledge the use of those technologies has expanded our ability to communicate with others.

But how about recognizing them as a gift that can be used to edify and build up?

Maybe it would help if we viewed them in some ways as an extension of our tongues.

If life and death are in the power of the tongue, what power does your tweet hold to strengthen and encourage others?

Does your blog build up others?

Does your Facebook page draw people to Christ?

Do you view these tools we have to communicate as opportunities to bless and build up others or simply (and nothing more than) an extension of your own ego?

The next time you tweet, post or blog ask yourself a question:

What thoughts is this provoking in the one who reads it?

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do (blog, post or tweet),

do it all for the glory of God!