Television is of the Devil

Catchy title huh? No I don't think that television is of the Devil, I do think, however, that he uses it as a tool to support his purpose on this earth; and that is...drum roll please: To steal, kill, and destroy us John 10:10. Think about it. You can find anything thing from pornography, to killing, music videos, the news and more. (Television can be a powerful tool for ministry as well but that's not the purpose of this post.) What does he steal? You may ask. Our hope. When you turn on the news and all it talks about is the failing economy and crashing stock market, you might feel like your life is hopeless. What does he kill? Our lives. When I say life I mean in a spiritual sense; life is associated with being connected with God, but sin interrupts our communication with God. Death is disconnection from God caused by committing sin. I can't cut on the TV without seeing something that could hinder my walk and cause me to sin, so I immediately turn it off or change the channel. I think that to be a successful believer and have a healthy relationship with God, we have to severely limit the amount of television that we watch. When God speaks it is in a still small voice and he speaks not to our ears but to our hearts, but if we are constantly distracted by the television and things around us, we will never hear him. Take last night for example. I stayed up all night watching The Game re-runs, when I clearly had not spent any quality time with God all day. I ignored the voice of the spirit telling me to cut the TV and computer off and just listen and talk to my father. It is little things like this that will ultimately hinder how far we will grow in Christ. John 3:16, a scripture widely quoted says that God sent his son Jesus to die so that we might be able to have a relationship with Him. All God wants is to have a relationship with us; to talk to us and to fellowship with us. We also have to be careful of the things that we pour into our spirits. We have to be so mindful of what we watch. "I will not look with approval on anything that is vile" Psalm 101:3.



AJ