MY FRIENDS, ARE WE WANDERING AIMLESSLY WITH NO DESTINATION IN SIGHT?

Feb 8, 2015

MY FRIENDS, ARE WE WANDERING AIMLESSLY WITH NO DESTINATION IN SIGHT?

“The greatest gift God can bestow upon man is the gift of eternal life. The greatest attainment that we can reach is to preserve our identity to an eternal duration in the midst of the heavenly hosts. We have the words of eternal life given to us through the Gospel, which, if we obey, will secure unto us that precious gift” (DBY 96, John A. Widtsoe,)

But my friends, as we enter the threshold of the promise land, many will not be allowed to cross over because of our over saturation of television which has turned even God’s children into puppets who have become easily manipulated by what we see and here on TV.

We only have but a short period of probation, from birth to death in which to prepare for God’s pure and holy kingdom, but we have allowed our over indulgence of TV to shift our “brain activity from beta waves, associated with logical thought and analytical processes.

To alpha waves, commonly associated with susceptibility, suggestibility and an unfocused state of mind” which lacks the tools of knowing, perceiving, or remembering the things God deems beneficial, and precious for our salvation.

Satan has guided us into spending an astronomical amount of God’s time in front of our televisions, time that could be spent doing physical activity that is required to maintain a healthy mind and body. But most important it takes away the time that should be spent studying the word of God and doing His will.

One day God will say to his faithful who have endured “Well done, good and trustworthy servant! Since you’ve been trustworthy with a small amount, of time I will put you in charge of a large amount (Eternal life).

Or He will say to everyone who squandered His time here on earth, why was, house wives of Atlanta, Scandal, DWTS, The Voice, and Grays Anatomy more important than a relationship with your Savior? And the saddest words we will ever here repeated, will be, “I know you not.”

In Ephesians 5:15-17(KJV) Paul states “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Moses had seen an entire generation wander aimlessly in the desert.

And my friends, they choose not to enter the promise land because they did not  focus on God and where He had brought them from and where He was trying to lead them.

So 40 years, the Israelites roamed in the wilderness, with no specific destination in sight, sentenced to an aimless inactive and slothful wandering. Then only Moses, Joshua and Caleb remained to represent the generation that left Egypt.

Many of us experience this same dilemma, wandering in the wilderness of TV! TV! And More TV as the years flies by. My friends, time is precious, and how we spend and use it for God’s glory and honor is of vital importance to our spending eternity with Christ. But like the Israelites God has given us a choice.

In addition, if our choice is spent on self and the unproductive use of our time, it then becomes the contributing factor which influences our lives and not God’s word and His relationships with us, which then causes us to lose sight of this journey Christ has placed us on.

So friends, today, decide to turn off that TV and spend each precious moment you have left on this earth searching to capture the mind and character of Christ because soon “the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.” 1 Thess. 5:2-3 (ESV)

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY