CELLED IS A VERB?

CELLED IS A VERB?

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Acts 4:10-12 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Ephesians 2:1-8 You were once dead because of your failures and sins. You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God. All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God's anger just like everyone else. But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us. We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God's kindness that saved you.) God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him. He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come. God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God.

  Once again, God’s Word has but one interpretation, but more than one application for personal circumstance. And so it is with the above Scripture addressing our individual need for redemption; the forgiveness of our sins unto eternal life present and hereafter. But what of application to reliance on anything that facilitates feeling we are at the center for those moments of usage?

  I have a cellphone, but it definitely doesn’t have me. Though supposed to always be near at hand, it is not. At times I must search for it or have grandchildren locate it. I pray to God I never become celled: in bondage of phone as lost-without appendage.

  As followers of Christ we are “in Christ” and are to act accordingly. Shouldn’t this include not being in phone?

  I am not saying the cellphone is Satan’s instrument. They are a useful tool. But what if we are in bondage to the instrument, especially if for entertainment, getting attention, boredom or stress relief? Doing so is far beyond the risks involved in distracted driving. It the practice of being distracted from living “in Christ”, He sacrificed Himself to save us from eternal separation from God. May we never lose sight of He who is the one true GPS! (Jn.14:6)

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