In Eph 5:18 the Apostle Paul said, And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. This is how we are to walk together as brothers and sisters in the body of Christ, singing and making melody in our hearts to the Lord. We are filled with the Holy Ghost, the kingdom of God is righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, we are worshiping the father in Spirit and in truth, we are giving Him thanks, and we are in submission to one another in the fear of Him. We will be edified, stregnthened to walk on in the Spirit of God glorifying Him. Jesus said, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me, every day.
Entertainment is not like this. Entertainment is self gratification of the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. It is not of the Father, it is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lusts there of, but he that does the will of God abides forever. What place has entertainment in the christian's walk?
In the West we have constant entertainment, all kinds of media to indulge ourselves in day and night, and most christians are engaged, not spending time being filled with the Holy Spirit, worshiping God and edifying one another, reading the Word and praying, but rather sowing to the flesh and reaping corruption. Do you, christian brother or sister, honestly think that you can work at your job 40 to 50 hours a week and spend all the time you presently spent entertaining yourself through the media and possibly spend enough good time with God, filled with His Spirit, worshiping Him, reading and praying and growing in the grace of our Lord? Many churches and ministries entertain christians rather than provoke them to love of our Lord Jesus, one another, and good works.
I believe this is one of the main methods of the devil to destroy the power and witness of the church, and to keep christians distracted, to keep the kingdom of God from manifesting in the earth. There has to be a body of brothers and sisters who are truly devoted to Jesus and walking in the Holy Spirit and the Word of God for His kingdom to manifest locally.
The Apostle Peter said in 1 Pet 4:3, For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. The time is past for these things if you are a servant of the Lord, it's time now to serve Him day and night with all our being.
The entertainment media is full of abominable idolatry(what "stars" do you worship?) , lasciviousness, lusts, and excesses. As you continue indulging in it you are sowing to your flesh and you will reap corruption, but if you will lay it down, repent and seek the Lord, spend time with Him, learn to be filled with His Spirit, and with the knowledge of His Word, He will build His kingdom in you, you will be blessed, and you will end up being a blessing in the earth. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with it's affections and lusts.
Do you believe this scripture? Rom 8:13, For if you live after the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit do mortify( put to death) the deeds of the body, you shall live.
Jesus said, When I return will I find faith on the earth?
Repent and Believe the Gospel!
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL!
Jesus said,"The time is fullfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe the Gospel" The Gospel is that the Word of God became a man; Jesus, the only begotten of the Father, the Son of God, full of grace and truth, and lived in this world with every temptation that you and I face, and yet He never sinned and He gave himself to die on the cross and shed His blood for our sins. God made Him who knew no sin to become sin on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. He was buried in a tomb, and on the third day the Father raised Him from the dead. He was seen of above 500 witnesses after He arose and He ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven. He is there right now, alive, making intercession on our behalf to the Father. He is coming again with all the saints and all the angels in great power and glory and all who live and believe in him will be united with him and thus will we ever be with the Lord. I urge you to seek Him now, during this time while the long suffering of God is waiting, for the Day of the Lord is coming soon. He loves you and He will save you to the utter most if you will put your trust in Him.
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