IS IT OKAY

“Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.”

1 John 3:21 KJV

The question was asked “Is it okay to watch television?”  Our Scripture verse gives the answer to that question.  If our heart condemns us when we want to watch television, we shouldn’t watch it.  If we wouldn’t feel uncomfortable if Jesus was sitting beside us, it’s okay.

We should never do anything that would hurt Jesus but there are times that we do hurt Him.  Television has become a big problem in some homes.  It is turned on as soon as people wake up and it isn’t turned off until they go to bed.  Does this hurt Jesus?

Every one of us has to answer that question.  If we say we don’t have time to read our Bible and pray, then it is wrong.  Reading our Bible and praying should come before watching television.  There were times I was guilty of watching it all day and never praying.

A husband and wife had a fight over who was going to have the remote control and didn’t speak to each other for two weeks.  My Mother used to say to me “Don’t do what I do, do what I say”.  It doesn’t work that way.

May God help us to set a good example for our children.

Joanne Lowe

July 22, 2018