‘But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.’ Matthew 12:36

The comedian and game show host Steve Harvey once asked the question, ‘what happens when you push the send button?’

I have often questioned that myself even though I have a fair knowledge of all things Internet. In the broadest sense, information is uploaded to a virtual cloud somewhere and downloaded to the receiving device extremely quickly! There is an awful lot of science that I intentionally left out so as not to confuse myself!

The information is coded and supposed to be secure but electronic store sell decoding devices (I have no idea why) to steal information as it floats through the air. Concepts like Bluetoothä and Infer Redäonce our friend are now used to track our every movement and inform marketing companies of our preferences because we no longer have time for surveys.

Have you considered what would happen if this virtual cloud came down? I mean, if it is a cloud then surely all clouds rain at some stage unless there is something called a sun cloud.

Matthew 12:36 records that thought in the gospel,

‘But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.’

In 2012 the Guardian newspaper reported that social media-related crime has risen by 780% in 4 years. In the same year the Daily Mail reported that a crime linked to Facebookä is reported to police every 40 minutes. Indeed that year, officers logged 12,300 alleged offences involving the vastly popular social networking site.

Ecclesiastes 12:14 tells us ‘For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.’ Let us be wise what we share and remember that even deleted content is not hidden from our heavenly father.

Sandi Patty, Larnelle Harris and Steve Green sing ‘Seekers of your heart.’ Click on the picture of your heart.