A Monologue:
You know, there’s a certain generation among us—some of you sitting right here—who remember the days when the Internet first flickered to life in our homes. Dial-up modems and their digital songs, and web pages loaded like an invisible hand was painting them. Back then, it felt like a game—something light, almost innocent. We explored the web like children wandering into a digital playground. It was new. It was fun. And it felt, in many ways, like it wasn’t real.
It has grown.
The Internet—this seemingly endless web of voices, images, and influence—has become one of the most powerful tools humanity has ever built. And just like any tool, its power swings both ways. Like the pendulum of a great clock, it can mark moments of deep truth and devastating deception. It can connect hearts across oceans, and yet sever bonds within a single household. It can inspire revival, and it can spread rebellion.
The Internet is no longer a toy. It never was, really.
The Bible tells us in (Proverbs 18:21) that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” And I say to you—today, the tongue is not just spoken; it is typed. It is uploaded and recorded. It is shared and liked and streamed. The same power of life and death rides on every word we post, every image we share, every truth we uphold—or deny.
Those of us who walked through the Internet’s early days are no longer novices. We are veterans. Veterans not of a war fought with bullets and bombs, but of a battle for hearts and minds, for truth and deception. We’ve seen the tide rise. We’ve seen it erode the line between fact and fiction, between wisdom and noise. And yet, by God’s grace, we’re still here.
What are we doing with this power?
As followers of Christ, we cannot afford to be careless digital wanderers anymore. We are called to be salt and light—even online. That means we don’t just scroll and share without discernment. That means we pause, we pray, we test every spirit—even the ones that come with viral hashtags.
My friends, the Internet is not a playground. It is a battlefield. And we—those of us who’ve seen its evolution—are no longer mere users. We are stewards. Guardians. Witnesses.
So let us wield this tool with wisdom. Let us speak with grace. Let us share with love. And above all, let us shine—not with the cold glow of a screen, but with the eternal light of Christ.
Previously mentioned Scripture.
Proverbs 18:21
New International Version
21 “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Proverbs 18:21
King James Version
21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21
Living Bible
21 “Those who love to talk will suffer the consequences. Men have died for saying the wrong thing!”