I foresee babies in the future being born with no larynx and
a third hand. Now let me explain.
People in the future will have no need for a larynx because
they will have no need to talk. However, a third hand would come in handy for
holding their IPhone while the other two hands type messages to friends and
family much like we type on our computers today. After all, it would be much
faster than trying to type with one hand while holding the IPhone in the other.
Follow me into the future…………….
Scenario # 1
“What’s for dinner?” Sis texts to Mom.
“Spaghetti and salad,” Mom lifts her IPhone and texts back,
“Now text your dad and tell him dinner is almost ready.”
Scenario # 2
“ I just wonder if Jennifer would go to the prom with me if
I texted her?” inquires Ben of his best friend, Rick.
"Never know till you ask".
Scenario # 3
“I love you, Nancy, will you marry me?” texts Ted while down
on one knee.
Nancy, holding her IPhone in her third hand and texting Ted
very quickly “You know I will! I love you, too.” Then they put their IPhones back into their
pockets and hug each other tightly.
And finally, scenario # 4
“Let’s all stand and text the next hymn.” Says the worship
leader, “then Bro. Smith will come and
text us his message for the day.”
Yes, it all sounds pretty silly, doesn’t it? However, have you noticed how many people sit
right next to each other in a restaurant or around the table at home , texting
each other rather than addressing each other verbally? Are we losing the art of
direct communication; looking each other in the eye and speaking our thoughts?
Perhaps our texting is getting us ready for that time when
we come face to face with our creator, whether it is through death or His
return for all Believers. At that time,
there will be no need for conversation for we will know all things just as He
knows all things.
“Love never comes to an end. The gift of speaking God’s Word
will come to an end. The gift of speaking in special sounds will be stopped.
The gift of understanding will come to an end. For we only know a part now, and
we speak only a part. When everything is perfect, then we will not need these
gifts that are not perfect. When I was a child, I spoke like a child. I thought
like a child. I understood like a child. Now I am a man. I do not act like a
child anymore. Now that which we see is as if we were looking in a broken
mirror. But then we will see everything. Now I know only a part. But then I
will know everything in a perfect way. That is how God knows me right now. 1 Corinthians 13:8-12
Actually, I doubt that is the reason for texting rather than
communication through speech. I am just
as guilty as the next person for texting someone rather than picking up the
phone; calling them and listening for their voice on the other end. 
I believe it’s time for us to put away our IPhones and begin
to act like real human beings with voices and
eyes that speak with expression when we look at each other rather than
robots holding a machine in their hand and waiting for the robot on the other
end to answer.
Think about it………………….
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