Hello ,
The exponential explosion of information in the "information age" is mind-boggling. Consider a sampling of the numbers.
In 2019, a single minute on the Internet saw the transmission of 188 million emails, 18.1 million texts, and 4.5 million videos viewed on YouTube. (In) 2020, there would be 40 times more bytes of data on the Internet than there are stars in the observable universe.
Some estimates suggest that by 2025,463 exabytes of data will be created each day online--the equivalent of 212,765,957 DVDs per day.
What even is an exabyte? Well, consider this: five exabytes is equivalent to all words ever spoken by humans since the dawn of time. In 2025, that amount of data will be created every 15 minutes.
Here's the craziest thing: It's all in our pockets, just a few clicks away.
Our phones are now encyclopedias. Libraries. Universities. Universes. But as convenient as it is to have such access—answers to any question we might have—the glut of information online is also overwhelming.
As Paul writes in 2 Timothy “always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth (2 Tim. 3:7).
Finding the "truth" isn't merely discovering more information, it's finding Jesus.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6
There's a difference between finding truth, and mere human wisdom. Only as we submit to a power greater than ourselves, can we discern the vast chasm between the two.
Have a great day and God bless!
Pastor Mike / The Open Word
