To an unknown god…

I was reading a passage in the Bible (Acts 17:23-30). It said in short there were a group of people not focusing on the Creator, and instead worshipping at an altar with the inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Paul wrote, saying they were ignorant and there was an amazing Creator, our true, one and only, God to serve.

First, I thought of the area of my life where I could be ignorant serving something unaware. What came to mind was a show I had recently become addicted to watching and needed to lay aside to better use my time elsewhere.

Next, I thought of what others may have sitting in their lives taking away from serving God. There was one item in particular that stood out louder than words.
The item has taken a form of god in many people’s lives. This particular item can light up a room in darkness. It is considered a necessity by most. It is never forsaken, rarely left behind. It is taken to work, church, and the dinner table, and even for some, to bed. It has many tools. It predicts the outcome of the day; it helps everyone communicate and even gets us up out of bed in the morning.

Yes, I am sure you know by now I am referring to your cell phone. I am so frustrated by the usage of this device. I wonder what our lives would be like if we served God with as much enthusiasm as the cell phone hanging out of our pocket?

At work employees take time to neglect their duties for a quick text, call or to surf the Internet. The exact image sits on the pews at church as nearly half the congregation cannot end a text conversation, or go two hours without a Facebook update.

The cell phone usage and addiction is sad, pathetic and makes me angry. Again, I’m only a bystander. The true God is the one being neglected.

What if we were to let Christ light up the room and consider Him our necessity, never forsaking Christ or leaving Him behind? What if we brought Him throughout our day, praying to Him at work, the dinner table and before bed every day? How about letting Him get us up in the morning, guiding our day and being in the midst of our daily conversations?

I bet if nothing else, if we were serving God in a more real way instead of our unknown god, He would be so big in our lives that we would leave the phone in our cars when entering the sanctuary for church service.