Click Bait

Ecclesiastes 12:10

10The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.

Someone made a video supposing that he was about to expose the secret of his mother. He mentioned that his mother was obese, but she lost a hundred pounds of her weight in just few months after she discovered a diet and simple exercise. He also said that his mother had no idea that he secretly recorded her daily routine and diet. He said that he expected his mother would soon discover that her secret had been revealed and may force him to take down the online video. But when curious watchers keep watching the short video, the presenter suggests viewers to click the website link to watch the secret of losing weight; the website link may lead to spam or another misleading video. The first video is just click bait for anyone who is desperate to lose weight quickly. Click bait videos, pictures and articles are exhibits of dishonesty and falsehood, and not a few individuals had been victimized by click baits.

Swindlers and fraudsters had been active elements in the history of mankind. Nevertheless, the Lord Jesus Christ has come and promised believers to have life in its fullness. How can we have pleasant life when scammers and impostors confuse our society? We believe what it advised in Proverbs 3:21-23, 21Do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; 22they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. 23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.

Unaccounted terrible decisions had been made and caused people to stumble and fall into disgrace, but with godly wisdom practically displayed in sound judgment and discretion, genuine believers will be safe and experience life in its fullness that Christ promises to obedient Christians. When we totally submit every aspect of our life to the lordship of Christ, he enables us to make sound judgment and discretion so that we won’t bite click baits of swindlers.

Lord Jesus, empower me to make sound judgment.

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