241543903

The internet can contain some of the best information out there. For research and communication, it can be far superior than running down to your local library.

It can also contain the strange and the bizarre....

Take the number 241543903 for example.

I dare you to surf over to Google Images (not for the faint of heart) and do a simple search using that number.

My friend Shawn Young introduced me to this internet phenomenon while I was reading his blog the other day and it really got me to thinking about how information is passed along.

You see, a simple search of the number 241543903 reveals pictures of people sticking their head in a freezer.

That by itself may not seem so impressive to you. As a matter of fact, it may not be a huge deal to you and you may be thinking to yourself..."okay, so what?"

Here's the thing, social networking can now come down to a number.

By a simple number search, people can take a picture of their head in a freezer and post it with others, creating a circle that more and more people are finding everyday.

I mean, would you simply search on the internet for pictures of people sticking their heads in a freezer? No way! You've got so many other important things to do.

But a number....now that drives your curiosity....it makes you want to search for what it is because it teases you to discover the unknown.

It's not a new idea. In fact God used prophets to tease information for years before Jesus came. God even told prophets where to look for him to be born, how he would be born and how he would ultimately die and rise again.

God uses his Word to prompt us to discover the unknown. So the next time you read scripture, don't think that you have it all figured out. Don't read it just to check off your box for the day. Read it to discover the unknown that God has for you.

Maybe by searching his Word you'll come up with more interesting discoveries than things like 241543903.