Pass The Note

Throughout the years man has found many creative ways to pass on messages. From the classic art of story telling, to sign language, telegrams, postal systems, telephones, emails, myspace, facebook, and text messaging, we have ways of getting our messages across.  Now, with the proper smart phone, you don't even have to text message with your fingers anymore. You can talk into your phone and it will translate the message into text for you.  You can post any message you want on your facebook status and it will be viewable to people from Canada, China, Egypt, Australia, and, if they are actually out there aliens in outer space. (Joke!) We have even created a new language to help us communicate messages faster and easier. Abbreviations like JK, LOL, ROFL, and OMG dominate our messages today. Words like date are now converted to the letter "D" and the number "8" to from the phonetic sound for the word date.  D8=date! We have even gone back to hieroglyphics by inserting smiley or frown faces into our messages to tell what our mood is as we write the message.  I think hands down we can all say this is an information driven age. Some doctor visits can be replaced by going on the Internet to view messages about health as opposed to going to see the doctor. Trips to pay bills can be eliminated by paying online.  Revolution that resulted in over thrown governments happened because of the fast and far reaching spread of messages via Internet or cell phone.  Of all these there is nothing more exhilarating, nothing more worth while, and nothing more memorable than spreading a message by passing notes in class in elementary school.  There is not an experience like it. The letters with the words "Do you like me?" accompanied with two boxes for you to check that said 'Yes' or 'No.' It was so important to do this before recess because at recess you had to send your friends over to the person you wrote the note to so you could determine how they would respond when they write you back after recess.  There was nothing like the thrill of writing a page long love note and folding it into rectangles and squares while the science teacher was explaining mitosis.  Then you had to strategize some dramatically slick way of getting the letter to the person it needs to get to without the teacher catching you or some jealous person reading it. So the the process began. You pass the note to your buddy and had them pass it all the way to the other person.  Besides, the worst thing that could happen is the teacher takes the note and reads it out loud to the class telling of your undying love for the other person, and detention, and a trip to the principals office, and a call home to your parents, and embarrassment as the whole class laughed. In the same way it was important to pass notes and information back in elementary school, it is important that we pass on the message of the Good News of Christ.  No only is it important to pass on notes of GOD's love, but it is a biblical commission. Psalm 78:4 says "We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD, about His power and His mighty wonders."Not only is ii just important and a biblical commission, it is also Christ commissioned. When Jesus rose from the grave He told His disciples, "All power heaven and earth are in my hands.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  In the great commission it tells us to pass notes and not just to our friends but to all nations.  GOD wants the good news of His love spread throughout all the earth to every nationality, ethnicity, social status, gender, and age.  You can be one of the greatest commissioners/storytellers of the world by spreading the Good News of the gospel.  Telling the world about Jesus Christ, His greatness, His death, burial, and Resurrection.  His unfailing love, the miracles He's done and continues to do.  My devo for the day reads, "It is not right to keep GOD's love to yourself.  Your witness may be the only way some people will ever hear the Good News.  Being a Christian isn't about getting 'in' to some exclusive group.  It's about experiencing something so wonderful that you can't wait to invite others to experience it, too."  When you're at school, pass the note.  When you're at home, pass the note.  When you're at work, pass the note.  When you're on facebook, pass the note.  While you're texting, pass the note.  When you're emailing pass the note.  You can even stop gossiping and pass the note. Tell the story of our Savior.  Tell your story of your encounter with a loving GOD!