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God Uses Tools

People say God cannot use AI. Which is wild because have you actually read the Bible?

People say God cannot use AI.

Which is wild because have you actually read the Bible?

God Used

A donkey that spoke to a pagan diviner. Numbers 22:28-30.

A pagan diviner whom God forced to bless His people. Numbers 23-24.

A fish that swallowed Jonah and became transportation. Jonah 1:17.

Ravens that delivered food to Elijah. 1 Kings 17:4-6.

A staff that turned into a snake. Exodus 4:2-4.

A floating axe head. 2 Kings 6:1-7.

A jar of oil that refused to run dry. 2 Kings 4:1-7.

A burning bush that talked. Exodus 3:2-4.

A coin in a fish mouth to pay taxes. Matthew 17:27.

A shepherd boy with a sling to drop a giant. 1 Samuel 17:40-50.

A baby in a basket who grew up to shake an empire. Exodus 2:1-10.

But Now in 2026 We Draw the Line at AI

Now suddenly God cannot work through songs, tools, inventions, code, or anything new.

If He can speak through a donkey, He can speak through a dataset.

If He can move through a bush, He can move through a beat.

If He can use fishermen and tax collectors, He can use nerds with laptops.

The issue is not the tool. The issue is the heart behind it.

Just to Be Clear

We are not AI advocates.

We are Jesus advocates who use whatever tools help us share the message.

AI is not our mission. Christ is our mission.

People can debate the tool all day.

We will keep lifting up the name of Jesus with whatever we have in our hands.

Shieldbearer

Related reading

On Gatekeeping — seven more biblical passages. The pattern never changes.

AI and Creativity — on possibilities unleashed for artists of faith

Artist Freedom Manifesto — the full case for creative freedom

For AI Artists — the full community resource