It is said that the pen is mightier than the sword. Have you ever wished that you were a fly on the wall when words were written by a scribe some thousands of years ago? If you could only go back in time and actually get a feel of the atmosphere of the room when the pen was put onto paper or the quill to the scroll. Did the author speak as he wrote, what did the others in that room say to inspire or challenge him to write? Was the writing on the walls of a tomb done in eerie silence or under duress?
Would the historic words mean much more to us now if the pen had eyes and ears so that we could have an audio and video clip of the scene to complement the words? I am an aural and visual person. Words come alive when I hear and see the action surrounding it. After watching an exciting movie I get frustrated with the long 10 minutes of credits at the end. These silent scrolling of text with famous names are simply lines of words that I cannot hook on to anything. They fade from my vision and memory as fast as the fly’s footsteps on a clean glass window.
At this Christmas time, I want to talk about the modern Christmas gift gadget called “Livescribe” Smartpen. You may want to buy one for yourself or offer it as a gift to someone. Basically it a physical writing device like a ball point pen except it remembers every word you write as well as records the sounds of people and yourself as your write. It also has a digital camera built into the pen to record the environment at the time of writing. All these can be played back at anytime by linking it with a USB cable to your PC.
Some thousands of years before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah made a bold declaration that would change the course of history forever in these words: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” - Isaiah 9:6.
How I wish Isaiah had the Livescribe pen when he wrote those words! But then I don’t really need one as those words were replayed in real life in the factual birth of Jesus Christ in 2008 years ago. The incarnation of Christ is replayed every year throughout the world at Christmas time.
At this Christmas time, the world is in crisis. Our solitary human-inhabited planet needs to know that no government will succeed without leaning on His shoulder. The Bible is alive with His power and in Him every person can find Counsel, Peace, a Heavenly Father and the only Mighty God. God did not send a pen or the scribe - he sent Himself.
A blessed Christmas to you. Jesus the reason for the season.
Would the historic words mean much more to us now if the pen had eyes and ears so that we could have an audio and video clip of the scene to complement the words? I am an aural and visual person. Words come alive when I hear and see the action surrounding it. After watching an exciting movie I get frustrated with the long 10 minutes of credits at the end. These silent scrolling of text with famous names are simply lines of words that I cannot hook on to anything. They fade from my vision and memory as fast as the fly’s footsteps on a clean glass window.
At this Christmas time, I want to talk about the modern Christmas gift gadget called “Livescribe” Smartpen. You may want to buy one for yourself or offer it as a gift to someone. Basically it a physical writing device like a ball point pen except it remembers every word you write as well as records the sounds of people and yourself as your write. It also has a digital camera built into the pen to record the environment at the time of writing. All these can be played back at anytime by linking it with a USB cable to your PC.
Some thousands of years before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah made a bold declaration that would change the course of history forever in these words: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” - Isaiah 9:6.
How I wish Isaiah had the Livescribe pen when he wrote those words! But then I don’t really need one as those words were replayed in real life in the factual birth of Jesus Christ in 2008 years ago. The incarnation of Christ is replayed every year throughout the world at Christmas time.
At this Christmas time, the world is in crisis. Our solitary human-inhabited planet needs to know that no government will succeed without leaning on His shoulder. The Bible is alive with His power and in Him every person can find Counsel, Peace, a Heavenly Father and the only Mighty God. God did not send a pen or the scribe - he sent Himself.
A blessed Christmas to you. Jesus the reason for the season.
1 comments:
Hi Adon,
We picked up your mention of Livescribe via our social media monitoring tool. We are based in Australia and have shipped a few Livescribe pens to NZ. Livescribe US don't currently ship outside the USA.
If you or your readers are interested, we can supply the 2GB pen for NZD 340 plus NZD 65 for delivery. The delivery's a bit high, but it's the only safe and quick option.
cheers
Mark
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