Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Bible Verses via Texting

My daughter Michelle and I went to a Winter Jam concert of Contemporary Christian Music about two weeks ago. It was awesome! After one of the bands played, the lead singer announced that by texting the number that appeared on the screen into your cell phone, you would beginning receiving a weeks worth of Bible verses on your cell via text messages. Michelle helped me to sign up as I am cell-phone illiterate. The verses I received appeared on my phone in the early afternoon. They were a great encouragement to keep me focused on the Lord the rest of the work day.

After the week was over, I received a congratulaions e-mail from the American Bible Society for having participated in the Bible verses through the cell-phone ministry. I was asked if I would like to continue for another month. There is no cost. They also asked for comments about how this ministry was valuable or not valuable to me.  Here is what I wrote:  "I recently received seven days of Scripture verses via text messages on my cell phone. I recommend highly that this form of sharing God's Word to the saved and the unsaved be made available world-wide......I am currently on Facebook and I have a personal Blog. How can I make this ministry of the Word available to all my friends on Facebook and to everyone that visits my blog?" As soon as I hear back from the American Bible Society, I will post the answer both on Facebook and my Blog.--Rene  http://support.americanbible.org/tickets/173 If you click on the link, you will be able to review the status of my request, and add additional comments.

I am reminded of the fact that Jesus spread the gospel on sandaled feet, traveling sometimes days to arrive at his next destination. In the 1800's, John Wesley and other circuit riders traveled on horseback or buggy to find another working group to share the message of salvation. Today we have world wide media that can put the Word of God--providing hope, encouragement, forgiveness, peace, and joy--in communication devices such as televisions, the web, and cell phones. Please join me in spreading His Word.--Rene

2 comments:

  1. I love you dad! I love getting these text messages as well! It is a pleasent reminder of God's love in my day!

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  2. By the way this is Michelle I don't know how I got the name "psycho" on there...I guess it is fitting though ;)

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