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"The Television Generation"

Philippians 4:8, 9  "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.  The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you."

1 Corinthians 6:19, 20  "Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?  For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."

Proverb 19:15  "Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger."

Ephesians 5:15, 16  "See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil."

Insight: Use your time wisely and glorify God with it.  Don't watch things on television that you shouldn't be watching.  Remember how God sees everything and is everywhere at once.  Avoid being lazy and idle and put pure things in your heart and mind.

Prayer: "Dear Lord, bless us and lift us up.  Make us like You, Lord.  Thank you for being good and holy.  There is no other like You.  Help us to watch the appropriate amount of television and help us to watch the right shows and avoid the wrong ones.  Praise You for being faithful to us.  You are our mighty God.  In Jesus' name, Amen."

Nor is this spiritual and moral disease to be healed by a better education, a few external, transient thoughts. It requires the hand of the great Physician, the Lord Jesus Christ, by His Holy Spirit, and belief of the truth renewing the state of the mind and disposition of the heart as well, thereby leading the soul from a sense of fear of the wrath of God, the penalty of this broken law, and helpless in itself, to flee to the merits of Jesus, that only refuge or foundation which God hath laid in His Church, and who was made sin for us (that is, a sin-offering), that all “ believers be made the righteousness of God by Him.”

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