My father talks about how twenty years ago we knew a few
people very well, but today we know hundreds or even thousands of people hardly
at all. Because of social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, we have
the ability to “know” vast numbers of people without actually knowing them or
being part of their lives. These platforms lock people into a cruel isolation
where they are familiar to many and known by few to none.
The Bible calls us to so much more than casual
acquaintanceship. The Christian life is not a solo run; we are called the body
of Christ for a reason. Just like we intentionally place men into squads and
platoons at ALERT, so God has placed us into families and churches and
communities for a reason. Our fellowship in the Gospel is what shows an
isolated and lonely world that we belong to Christ (John 13:35).
