To Twitter, or not to Twitter?
I was curious about Twitter. Twitter is a microblog service, where people can conveniently post very short blogs which is really their thoughts. Will people really be interested in what I do or think between my blog posts and YouTube videos? Should I share my mundane thoughts, or just the ones I think are profound, and will anyone care? Can I share the Gospel through Twitter? Is there some data mining software running out there that will dissect my Tweets to death? If so, I hope it will conclude that I am a Christian.
I prayed about it and got an answer (the silent voice of God – straight to the point, as usual – hard to explain – some of you might know what I mean): “If you must Twitter, Twitter to Me.”
Since God does not have a Twitter account, this must mean: “Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Note: to verify if an answer you think comes from God really comes from God, verify the answer through Scripture, and as much as possible, set aside your personal desires and be open to submit to the will of God.
I will not Twitter for now, and will “twitter” to God through prayer. Cool!
Silent Night
In the Philippines, we start celebrating the birth of our Lord, Jesus the Christ during the “-ber” months (September, October, etc), and end in early January. However, I think we should celebrate the birthday of our Lord Jesus the Christ everyday!
When was our Lord born? The Bible does not give us a clear date. I doubt very much it is Dec 25, because our Lord was Jewish, and His birthday would have a date on the Jewish calendar, which is lunar, and so the date on the world’s calendar, which is solar, would vary from year to year. For example, this is the reason why the date of Passover (or Resurrection Day; and called Easter by those who do not know that this is a pagan name) varies from year to year. Also, I do not think it was during winter, as it would be too cold for the sheep to be out in the field. Maybe our Lord wanted the date of His birth to be uncertain so that we would celebrate it everyday!
As for nativity scenes, it is somewhat misleading. The wise men from the east would have had to travel many months from “the east” to Israel. By the time they met our Lord, He would have been a toddler. Of course, you can still have nativity scenes (called “Belen” in the Philippines), but you would need to locate the wise men a few miles away. We do not know how many wise men there were. We only know there were more than one, and that they brought three gifts.
Tradition is very unreliable. If you want the truth, read the Bible, prayerfully asking for guidance from the Holy Spirit.
Here is my first ever video about the birth of our Lord, Jesus the Christ, who saved us from our sins! Enjoy!
Updated Dec 29, 2009: There is Biblical support for the date of the birth of Jesus the Christ on Sukkot 1 (Jewish Calendar), which falls on September 23 in 2010 (Gregorian Calendar). The attached video presents the information to make the connection.
