Go Viral for Jesus
My husband and I were sitting in our car in a parking lot waiting for an appointment when he spontaneously started playing a happy tune on his iPhone using the Garage Band app. I glanced up from the book I’d been reading to find him tapping away rhythmically with the passion of a virtuoso pianist at Carnegie Hall.
This is too good not to share, I thought. I quickly grabbed my iPhone, hit the Facebook button, and live broadcasted his mini-concert for the viewing pleasure of all my friends.
“How many views did I get?” he asked after a few minutes. “I can do it better. Maybe I will go viral.”
My introverted husband was joking, but I know for a fact that hundreds of You Tube and Facebook posts are well-rehearsed dramas specifically scripted and produced after hours of planning and preparation. Going viral can change your life—just ask Chewbacca Mom.
I wonder how many more people would come to know true freedom in Christ if we spent as much time creatively thinking about how to share the Gospel as we do tweaking our Facebook status and editing selfies for our Instagram feeds? What if we stopped fixating on accumulating wider social media platforms and focused instead on announcing God’s goodness and grace in every corner of this world?
The psalmist used artistry to point to the glory to God. Poetry, song, dance, photography are all holy instruments when we surrender them to God’s greater Kingdom purposes. God has gifted us with skills and talents to help us show off His wisdom, power, beauty, and grace.
Once we’ve seen God’s majesty and experienced His salvation, His joy rises in our hearts and spills out of our mouths. Rather than publicize our own work, we are compelled to proclaim the wonder of God.
How is your life displaying the Father’s love to a watching world? We’ve been commissioned by Christ Himself to go into every corner of this broken world and share the Good News.
Go viral for Jesus.
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“Go Viral for Jesus” was originally published at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale’s Daily Devo.
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“Go viral for Jesus” – I love it. In this age of social media platform building, your words cause me to step back and consider my own time allotment, Lyli. Good food for a Friday. xo
Me, too. I am guessing Jesus cares not how many times I tweet a day.
So very true, Lyli.
Yes! Thanks for this call to be faithful to whatever platform God has given — tiny or viral — for His glory and for the advancement of His kingdom!
Very excited about #NotAboutMeNovember! Such a great idea, and I don’t know why I’ve missed it other years.
This is the 1st time we’ve done the linkup. I love the idea though.
So true. Even in trying to get our message “out there,” we can slip into promoting ourselves instead of promoting Him. May He always be our focus.
Yes, no glory hogs in heaven. Right?
Love this, Lyli. I wrote a similiar post in the past. And it’s not about me. It’s about the One who said, “Follow me.” Let’s take Jesus and His name viral!
Oh, you should link it up over at Missional Women, Karen. I’d love to read it.
“Once we’ve seen God’s majesty and experienced His salvation, His joy rises in our hearts and spills out of our mouths. Rather than publicize our own work, we are compelled to proclaim the wonder of God.” — Amen, friend. Amen. We have nothing to offer that compares to Him. <3
May I just get out of the way and point to Jesus.
Thanks for hosting! Have a nice weekend!
What a funny story about your husband and what an important application for us. Yes to making our lives and ministries (and social media channels 🙂 ) more about Him and less about us.
We laugh a lot at my house. Just revisited the video to share it with Susan. He cracks me up, that beautiful man!
I missed the video but I love the spirit! Tell your husband introverting is very allowed!
Hi Lyli,
Another great post! Thanks for the reminder to use our talents for God’s kingdom and not our own. God bless you.
I love this encouragement, Lyli: “Friend, we can display God’s love this week in ordinary ways and make an extraordinary impact in someone’s life.” May we each find ways to do this!
Lyli, I love the #NotAboutMeNovember idea! Looking forward to reading more posts on this subject!
Thanks for the link up this morning!
-Rachel
I’ve often wondered what our social media activity reveals about our walk with God. This is a great idea!
I so enjoyed your little clip of your hubby. You are so right though, We need to stop fixating on accumulating wider social media platforms and focused instead on announcing God’s goodness and grace in every corner of this world! AMEN sister!