There are a lot of things in life I question. The world of technology spins fast, and it seems AI has created more questions than answers. Lifelike images, voices replicated, and deepfakes make me wonder if I can even trust what I see and hear.

I saw a video the other day of a baby at the zoo who somehow got on the wrong side of a gorilla habitat. All of a sudden a gorilla approaches and, with the gentlest of hands, passes the baby back to the safety of the mother’s arms.

Comments flooded in, brimming with people amazed at the gorilla’s empathy and tenderness.

The fake gorilla moment was heartwarming. But AI has stirred up terror.

Scammers are using social media outlets to clone voices, phone numbers, and even the contact photos of people we love. Guards drop and fear takes control as grandparents wire life-savings, convinced their grandchild’s life is in danger. Parents panic as they negotiate a ransom only to discover there was no kidnapping. It was all a lie.

This kind of deception goes beyond technological concerns; it can be a spiritual one.

Priscilla Shirer, a respected Christian author and speaker, has put out a warning that there are videos circulating around the internet of her preaching. They look like her. They sound like her. But it’s not her. Instead, it’s a computer generated version of her used to spread distorted and unbiblical messages.

In this spiritual battle when even the familiar can’t be trusted, we must cling to the truth of God’s Word.

Thanks be to God we don’t have question His promises.

His Word has stood the test of time. It has survived the fire of scrutiny. It has withstood the heat of skeptics and scholars. It still speaks, and it still saves.

Let God’s Word be the compass that guides you in the chaos. He won’t fail you.

(This blog post can also be found on my other blog at https://eyesuponjesus.blog/.)