Now THAT'S Some Handy Information...

Have you ever thought about how truly amazing it is that we live in a time of instant everything? And what's truly remarkable about all this instant-ness of everything is the instant availability of information.

If you own a computer and have Internet access, then you're quite familiar with the term "information super highway". But when you get past all the periphery and get down to the most basic aspects of what seems to be the vastness of it all... there's really only 3 kinds of information. Every single tidbit of information will fit into one of these 3 categories. What are they? I thought you'd never ask. First... there's "useless information". Just because it's informative doesn't really make it useful... just entertaining.

For example; did you know that the Sagauro Cactus (the kind you see in all the pictures of Arizona... the tall skinny ones) will not grow it's first arm until it's at LEAST 75 years old? Or that snakes can catch Malaria. I'll bet you didn't know Pontius Pilate was born in Scotland. This one will make you think... the average human brain can process 500 times the information found in a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Makes me wonder what happened to mine! According to statistics, U.S. hospitals treat an average of 120 toilet seat-related injuries every single day. Did you know that elephants breathe 12 times a minute? And one of my favorites... Paradise South Dakota was named by two of it's residents... Adam and his friend, Eve.

The second category of information is "useful information". Things we will need to know somewhere down the line; discounting the obvious, like fire is hot and so on... there are some other morsels that are pretty handy to know. Like; if you don't remove an avocado's pit, it won't turn black, even if it's peeled. And if you divide your total weight by 3, that's how much your legs weigh. Here's a flowerdy thought... more roses are grown in Texas than in any other country on earth. And here's one I'll bet you didn't know... a person completely re-grows new eyelashes every 3 months.

Now that we've looked at useless information and useful information, it's time we know the third category... "valuable information". The first two categories can be readily accessed in print, audio-visual media of varying types, and of course, the Internet. But for us to be able to find valuable information, we must know where to look. The most valuable information available to mankind today, is found in one place... and one place only... it is contained in pages of the number one best seller of all time... The Bible... The Word Of God. The information is always current and never out of date... Jesus said in Matthew 24: 35, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away".

I figure that any information that can give me joy, fulfillment, peace, hope, assurance, happiness, instructions on how I can enjoy an abundant life, and show me the way to eternal life is pretty valuable information. The fact that it can help me to overcome my failures, help others overcome theirs, win the victory in every battle, teach me about God's amazing grace, His boundless love, and walk in the power of His might is mighty valuable information, indeed. And when you get right down to it, it's every bit as interesting as knowing that the first laundromat in America, opened in Ft. Worth, Texas, on April 18, 1934...

I wonder if the majority of information we're getting is useless, useful, or valuable...
But then, HEY... It's Just A Thought

Pastor Eddy