The
following 4 or so principles are just a few of those clearly shown in
scripture. Understand them well and share them and your testimony
with friends and neighbors.
Principle
#1 – Our
Preparation
Turn
with me to Luke 14:28.
We’ll
see here, a pair of powerful computing principles for “ALL good
works”.
There
was fellow who wanted to build a tower.
For
which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and
counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
- First principle is “counting the cost”, this preparation for our efforts. And remember this refers to building towers, using a computer, or playing a piano.
Sure we need to check paper, printer ink, all the needed information, but, those aren’t the most important…
We
see the asking of God’s blessing at the supper table – Table
Grace, congressional sessions, soldiers going into battle, and even
many sports events.
Computer
Grace is
all the more needed because of the incredible productivity of the
computer for good or bad. For the same reasons our minds, hearts,
and fingers must be tuned to God’s will for our moments at the
keyboard.
“Dear
Lord.
I
thank
you
for
technology
and
all
your
good
gifts
to
me.
Help
me
to
use
this
computer
in
a
way
that
will
honor
you.
I
know
you
can
guide
me
in
being
creative
and
at
the
same
time
guarding
me
against
Satan’s
efforts.
Thank
you
especially
for
your
shed
blood
that
bought
my
salvation,
your
word
I
have
here
beside
my
computer,
and
your
Holy
Spirit
that
will
guide
my
fingers.
Amen.”
But
Computer Grace is only part of the preparation thing. It must also
include a Keyboard
Bible.
This keyboard Bible is open and within inches of our computer
keyboard.
- It is a reminder to begin each keyboarding session with computer grace.
- God’s Word is chock full of principles for efficient computing.
- It stimulates creative thinking and planning in ways only its Author can.
- It is a cop or supervisor to guard against computing sessions that are wasteful, lustful, or dishonoring to God in several other ways.
- It is a reminder at the end of our project to ask the Creator of computing to use and bless our efforts.
POWER
PRINCIPLE in this reference –
Computing
is a wonderful way to prove Matthew 6:33
But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
Principle
#2 – Our
Testimony (our persona).
Look at the
next verse, Luke 14:29
Lest
haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish
it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to
build, and was not able to finish.
- Our second principle from scripture is that people are watching us and the work we do, especially if they believe we are Christians. Some are just waiting for us to mess up so they can jeer and make fun of us. Our testimony has to be a clear clean representation of Jesus Christ. Ours might be the only one they’ll really see.
POWER
PRINCIPLE in this reference –
We
must MUST look to God’s Word for guidance in our computing and all
we do.
We
are teachers of either good or bad.
