"With this in mind, we constantly pray for you that our
God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may
bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed
prompted by faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may
be glorified in you and you in him, according to the grace of our God
and the Lord Jesus Christ!" (2 Thessalonians 1:11, 12 NIV)
I
cannot imagine what was going on in Thessalonica when Paul wrote this
second letter to the church there. From what he says, I know the
Believers were being persecuted and treated unjustly and he was
encouraging them to remain faithful to God. In the first part of this
passage of scripture, we see Paul remind them that the evil ones--those
who don't know God or obey will be punished and on the day Christ
returns, He will be glorified in His Holy people who believed Him
because of the testimony of others.
Now,
that they have believed, Paul tells them they are constantly praying
for them that God may make them worthy (we cannot make ourselves worthy
of His calling) and that they will allow His power to bring to pass
every good thing they desire and do. Why? Not for them to
glorified--lifted up and praised, but so God will be lifted up and
praised--and His name--glorified.
Notice that Paul tells them by God's power--He will bring every good desire and deed to fruition--so He'll get the glory.
One of the things that irritates me the most is watching award shows
where the winners "give God honor" for what they have achieved, but
their deeds--whether in a movie or in music--did nothing to glorify God
and everything to glorify Satan. Do they think that God is fooled or
deceived by them winning an award for their portrayals of
godlessness--on screen or in the music? Seriously?
Does God get any glory or honor in obscenities, profanities, pornography, or sexual promiscuity? Is He entertained by, Modern Family, Nashville, Gray's Anatomy, Empire, Scandal, The Haves and Have Nots, or the other shows where wives are sleeping around with other men and women or children being sexually active?
Why must sex be used to glorify the devil when God intended it to be
used to glorify Him through the production and continuity of the human
race through marriage (His standards)? And the saddest part is
that so many Christians are caught up in watching all the filth and the
pastors are dismissing services early so their congregations can keep up
with the latest godlessness.
It is because of all
the godlessness portrayed on television that I have opted out--there is
nothing worthwhile except perhaps the weather and traffic reports on
local stations. No matter what program a person attempts to
watch--they are bombarded with fornication, homosexuality, and all types
of perversity.
Reading and
writing have become my modes of entertainment--I read to learn and write
to inspire, motivate and educate. With all I do, I proclaim the name of
Jesus so He is glorified and not me. Not that I can make me worthy of
the calling on my life to proclaim the Gospel, but because He strengthens me daily to do all I can to make sure others know just how good He is.
God
is not deceived by anything we see that dishonors Him nor is He fooled
by anyone proclaiming to be a follower of Jesus Christ, and yet
lives like the unsaved world and promotes ungodliness. People who think
He is deceived have been deceived, by the great deceiver.
With all that we desire in life and all we do--let's
do it to glorify the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and when we do--He
will bring all we desire to pass as a testimony to His goodness so
others will also believe.
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
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Thursday, September 3, 2015
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Hollywood's Harvest!
"Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest
decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please
the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit." (Galatians
6:7,8 NLT)
My daughter recently got upset over the fact that there was nothing on television worth watching on a Thursday night--she was so disgusted that she started using the hastag #justunplug. Now, she's thinking about starting a crusade against all the "junk" on television and of course, I'll join her.
What junk? All of the shows that revel in revealing all manner of sexual promiscuity--Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Modern Family, all the soap operas (left), the seamy reality shows that are not real at all and many, many more. With all of this junk on television (with no real story-lines or plots, just a promotion of ungodly behavior), why are we amazed at the moral decay we see on a regular basis in our homes and communities?
Teens are "exploring" their sexuality because of the junk they see on television and then everyone is complaining about the rise in sexually transmitted diseases. But then--we celebrate teen-motherhood by promoting people--specifically Bristol Palin--as a "star" simply because she had a baby as a teenager! What is this world coming to--the pathway of destruction and we will all reap the harvest planted by Hollywood.
Toddlers and pre-schoolers (encouraged by their godless parents and psychologists) are claiming to want to be another gender and the world is standing by applauding because the babies and their parents are riding into the limelight on television.
We glorify same-sex relationships and demonize anyone who opposes them and because Believers won't take a firm stand on Gods Word--the opposition's harvest is abundantly covering the planet. Hollywood would not be so successful if they did not have willing, demoralized people--waiting with baited breath to see what else they (Hollywood) can do to take us further into degradation.
And the other junk that has absolutely mesmerized people--werewolves, vampires, and walking dead (now there's an oxymoron). We have truly become a universe of walking dead--dead to the leading of the Holy Spirit and anything remotely promoting Godly living. We sit back and complain and criticize all the young people who get caught in drugs, sexual promiscuity, deadly games to get attention, wife-swapping (like that's supposed to be normal) and raising children in environments that are not conducive to "norms" and yet we get upset when they act out what they see on television.
Hollywood--its writers and producers and directors--will have to stand before the Lord one day, just as we will and give an account of their actions. The only way we will ever see a change in what we see on the news is to "unplug" from the decadent godlessness we see on television and in the movies, and "plug" into The Word and allow Holy Spirit to lead us back to a path of righteousness. If we, as Believers, won't stand up for what is right, we will all reap from the harvest of decay that Hollywood has planted!
Father, create us in a renewed spirit and mind to want to serve You in all Godliness, setting aside any desire to promote Satan's agenda. Lead us in tearing down the harvest of decay and planting the seeds of righteousness so the world will indeed become a better place. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen!
My daughter recently got upset over the fact that there was nothing on television worth watching on a Thursday night--she was so disgusted that she started using the hastag #justunplug. Now, she's thinking about starting a crusade against all the "junk" on television and of course, I'll join her.
What junk? All of the shows that revel in revealing all manner of sexual promiscuity--Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Modern Family, all the soap operas (left), the seamy reality shows that are not real at all and many, many more. With all of this junk on television (with no real story-lines or plots, just a promotion of ungodly behavior), why are we amazed at the moral decay we see on a regular basis in our homes and communities?
Teens are "exploring" their sexuality because of the junk they see on television and then everyone is complaining about the rise in sexually transmitted diseases. But then--we celebrate teen-motherhood by promoting people--specifically Bristol Palin--as a "star" simply because she had a baby as a teenager! What is this world coming to--the pathway of destruction and we will all reap the harvest planted by Hollywood.
Toddlers and pre-schoolers (encouraged by their godless parents and psychologists) are claiming to want to be another gender and the world is standing by applauding because the babies and their parents are riding into the limelight on television.
We glorify same-sex relationships and demonize anyone who opposes them and because Believers won't take a firm stand on Gods Word--the opposition's harvest is abundantly covering the planet. Hollywood would not be so successful if they did not have willing, demoralized people--waiting with baited breath to see what else they (Hollywood) can do to take us further into degradation.
And the other junk that has absolutely mesmerized people--werewolves, vampires, and walking dead (now there's an oxymoron). We have truly become a universe of walking dead--dead to the leading of the Holy Spirit and anything remotely promoting Godly living. We sit back and complain and criticize all the young people who get caught in drugs, sexual promiscuity, deadly games to get attention, wife-swapping (like that's supposed to be normal) and raising children in environments that are not conducive to "norms" and yet we get upset when they act out what they see on television.
Hollywood--its writers and producers and directors--will have to stand before the Lord one day, just as we will and give an account of their actions. The only way we will ever see a change in what we see on the news is to "unplug" from the decadent godlessness we see on television and in the movies, and "plug" into The Word and allow Holy Spirit to lead us back to a path of righteousness. If we, as Believers, won't stand up for what is right, we will all reap from the harvest of decay that Hollywood has planted!
Father, create us in a renewed spirit and mind to want to serve You in all Godliness, setting aside any desire to promote Satan's agenda. Lead us in tearing down the harvest of decay and planting the seeds of righteousness so the world will indeed become a better place. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen!
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