An interesting truth became painfully obvious for a man in Eagle Colorado today.  It seems this 30-year-old man was suspected of breaking into several homes and robbing them of their jewelry and electronics.  He was identified but the police couldn’t find him.  So they did what any good and decent modern police force would do.  They turned to Facebook for help.  By soliciting help from this man’s Facebook friends they were able to zero in on him rather quickly and bring him to justice.  Jesus’ message … “everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open and every secret will be brought to light” (Mark 4:22) was illustrated through the tool of Facebook and this man’s deception was brought to light.

This hard lesson experienced by this thief had me thinking about it from the other perspective.  The verse right before Mark 4:22 says “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed?  Of course not!  A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine” (Mark 4:23).  The work we do in the Kingdom is to be seen by all and we have a unique opportunity through the power of technology to let our light shine for all men.

What if we looked at the access to the world we have today and used that access to pour into the lives of people the reality of Jesus Christ?  Have you thought about the influence and possibilities present today that were not possible even a few years ago due to the adoption of popular Social Media environments like Facebook?

Christians are the light of the World and by sharing the life change of Jesus in our lives and the truth of His Word though the most popular Social Media environments affords us unique opportunities to reach people in ways never possible before. There is exponential effect when people post and repost the things that matter most.  Make it a point to use Social Media to let your light shine!