Let's go watch TV, wait what is it we are to watch. Today we continue our talk about media Jesus. with anything dealing with media, there are so many pitfalls. Today I'm feeling in my spirit like instead of talking about the negatives start off with the positive.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8. Just like there are so many negative/pitfalls on our TVs which we will get into soon there are so many good things too. what just like the verse says is worthy of our praise and that is anything that leads us to Jesus and His Kingdom. You have at your fingertips so many messages on our TVs, uplifting movies and videos, and such that it can seem endless.
TV can go two ways; it can be used for Good or for evil. Today we are talking about the good. I know I always talk a lot about the negative things, but it gets you to wake up to the fact that you may be sinning and not even know it or being brought farther from Christ. Good is anything we do we just need to find it and exploit that instead of something else. You can lift someone up or lift up yourself on your TV. you can encourage someone or yourself on your TV. You can worship on your TV. You can share a message on your TV with someone or to yourself. there are so many things you can do on your TV to bring you closer to God. Let's like the verses above says to think of those things which are worthy of praise.
I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. Psalms 101:3. There is so much that is worthless on our TVs, but I have said there is so much good stuff on our TVs to bring us closer to Jesus and to bring people to Jesus. I keep saying this because I want it to sink into your minds and you to get this, so you do not fall into pitfalls. So, think about that as you use your TVs. that which the evil can use for evil, Jesus can use for His glory. we can use our TVs for evil or to bring us closer to Jesus and to bring others closer to Jesus. Let's turn our TVs into a vessel we can use to bring people to Christ and lead us closer to Christ.
Instead of dreading the TV as evil, rejoice in the fact that You can do so much on your TV that can lead us closer and others to Jesus. I say the first part because when people get more holy or deeper in their faith, they start to dread things or fear the things that may have caused them to not be holy or brought them further from Christ.
Rejoice in the tools we have today like the TV to bring people to Jesus and ourselves closer to Jesus. Glorify that which is good today and let the negative wash away like sand in the ocean.
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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