Watch What You Watch
Good Morning,
No matter what the world around us says, the first big trouble on earth came because someone looked at something.
Consider the results of these people in the Bible because they simply looked at something: Eve ate the forbidden fruit; David committed adultery; Samson took a heathen wife; Achen brought about the death of his whole family, and on and on the illustrations go.
Yet, with such clear instruction from the Bible, Americans still watch countless hours of television, and place their own eyes and the eyes of their children in front of youtube and endless online videos. Worse yet, most American parents allow their children almost unfettered use of the internet which slowly perverts the hearts and futures of their children.
Psalm 101 gives two simple rules about what to watch:
vs. 3 “I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:”
vs. 6 “Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land”
Psalm 119:37 “Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.”
Nothing very difficult to grasp in those verses, but what about Matthew
6:23, “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”?
What a dreadful warning about our eyes and our meditations. The sad part is how mankind acts surprised. I can tell you now that the next Super Bowl half time will be foul. How do I know? I know because of what the Super Bowl half-time show is! Yet, God's people (I am not talking about the lost) will still watch the game and be shocked at the shameful halftime show. We usually know when evil is approaching. The Holy Spirit will give warning; there will be that little hint of danger, and if we respond properly, God will continue to warn and guide so we do not end up in foul situations. I think that after a while, we can refuse instruction to a point at which God will allow us to pollute our hearts and minds and ruin our lives. We know some wrongs, and the Lord warns us about others. Our sinfulness is our trouble.
Summer is here. Do not act surprised when girls are nearly naked at the lake, beach, or pool. Just do not go there if it will be offensive! If you have not yet done so, clean out your house, your garage, and your child's room and get rid of the things that you feel are offensive. Remember what God told Israel to do as soon as they entered Canaan?
Numbers 33:52 “Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:”
Destroy all their PICTURES. Yes, get rid of things we might look at that will draw us away from purity and the love of God.
We know better, we just enjoy sin and do not think it will hurt us - so foolish is man.
Pastor