“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier” – 2 Timothy 2:4(KJV).
The Christian race like I have always stated in this forum is a war where battles are fought daily. To be very ready and victorious in these battles, a Christian needs to be completely disentangled from all the distractions of this world. There are many alluring activities going on right now in the world that looks free of any trapping of sin but is gradually pulling Christians towards neglecting their duty post unknowingly. To be entangled may not necessarily be by someone’s consent. Entanglement can come as a result of association, desire to belong and through participation. The casualty in this warfare is increasing every day as brethren are gradually weakened by activities that does not seem as sin, but is being used by the wicked one as idolatry as they project ourselves and not Christ. When this happens, we begin to loose steam as the fire in us begins to go down. Gradually the polluting hands of the evil one begins to contact and release the dangerous viruses that will cause us to deviate from our original cause of pursuit and purpose. Most times when this happens we argue ourselves deeper into the act. One major area that the enemy is operating from is the social media. It is important to note that the social media has become the devil major tools to reach out for the purpose of dissemination of information of deceit and sin. Most ministers have gone to the media advertising themselves and not Christ. We are not saying that the social media is bad but we believe that as Christians we should tread with caution. Are you using the social media to advertise yourself or your wife or your achievements is disguise? Romans 12:2(KJV) says “And be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, That ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God”. This should be our acid test in all our involvement in the social media and any other human activities. Does my involvement bring about a transformation resulting in my mind renewal? Is my activities completely in God’s will for my life? . Galatians 5:1 (KJV) says “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage”. We must jealously and cautiously guide our salvation in order not to deceptively be lured into the bondage wherewith we have made free. Let us not allow activities we get involved in dilute our Christian faith. Let our standard be as defined by God in the scriptures. We must constantly be asking the Holy Spirit to guide and direct our involvement in all activities. We must not get involved because others are there. The ministries we know today that have grown in leaps and bounds did not grow via facebook and twitters. Let us watch cautiously the lure of the advancement of technology, while been used as a reach out we must watch out for the seemingly harmless deceptive part of it.
MY DEAR BRETHREN WATCH OUT!!!
Prayer: Father, I humbly seek your guidance by the HOLY SPIRIT through this life that is full of the snares of the wicked one.
Bro. Joel Ezeugo