May 8

Psalm 131:1 My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.

The world we live in is exploding with information. It is estimated that a week’s worth of “The New York Times” contains more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century.
It is anticipated that 4 exabytes (4.0 X 10 to the 19th power) of unique information will be generated this year. That is more than the previous 5,000 years combined!! The amount of new technical information is doubling every 2 years. This means that half of the information a college freshman learns, will be outdated by the completion of their junior year.

So what does this have to do with our Bible Reading journey? Well, the truth is that we are more ignorant today than we were yesterday, at least with the volume of information.

John Naisbitt, author of 1982 best seller Megatrends said this, “We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. This level of information is clearly impossible to be handled by present means. Uncontrolled and unorganized information is no longer a resource in an information society, instead it becomes the enemy.”

For us the battle is getting worse. Not only does this massive wave of information overwhelm us, but on top of the wave sits some expert who tells us it is foolish to believe in God or the story of a meta narrative (grand plan) for the universe.

What should we do as we are assaulted by all of this information? Don’t sweat it. The experts of today are usually debunked by the end of the following week. As Christ followers, we should not bury our heads in the sand intellectually, but we also don’t need to abandon our faith at the latest bit of information. Have faith in the truth of God’s word. It has proved itself to be able to change lives over the centuries. Rather than add to your knowledge, add to your behavior. It is not “knowing” that transforms a life, it is “doing” that brings it about.

Use this weekend to catch up on your Bible reading. Make sure to ask God to change your life by the truth you discover in his word.