Video of Beyond Today -- The Sabbath Rest
Beating the Tyranny of Tech. We love technology, but does it dominate our lives? You can free its grasp by keeping the Sabbath.
Transcript
[Darris McNeely] Do I control my phone or does my phone control me? It's a scary question. Have you ever asked yourself that question, or are you afraid to ask yourself that question? It seems like the online world is taking over our life. And you can break free of its grip. And the Bible holds the key.
Genesis is the book of beginnings. It's there that we find that God rested on a day that He calls the Sabbath. God rested from all of His works, creating a day. [Presenter's phone buzzes] Okay, thank you. The Sabbath is a commandment that carries with it a very important sign. Those who turn to God on the Sabbath and go to meet Him on the Holy Sabbath, experience a connection with God. [Presenter's phone buzzes] Okay I think you can see that I'm making a point here today, right? We all love our technology. But really, here's the question how much does it really dominate your life and my life? Let's be honest, it consumes a lot of our lives, doesn't it? Consumed a lot of my life. I have to do my work using technology, a smartphone, a pad, a computer. I'm always connected. And of course, today, we all know about Zoom technology that allows us to meet remote virtually from anywhere in the world. We have web conference meetings. Classes never get canceled anywhere or do they students? Because we've got Zoom. And of course, church services are like that as well. Now, like everybody else, I have a big screen television. Actually I have two of them in my home. And until recently I had cable television hooked up to both of those as well. But finally, after quite a bit of discussion with my wife and bringing her around to see my point of view and honey we can save this kind of money and we really don't need all of this. I cut the cable cord into our home. No more 80 channel packages of stations where I only watched three of those stations and paying for 77 of them that I never watch.