Watch Your Associations in These Days

CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHAT YOU READ AND WATCH

Much of what is produced by this world's media can be spiritually dangerous to Christians.  Such material is  not designed  to build faith in Jehovah and his promises. Instead, it reflects Satan's evil world and its goals.  Therefore, we need to exercise great caution so that we do not choose material that could arouse "worldly desires." -Titus 2;12. 

Soon, harmful reading and viewing material will no longer exist. All of it will be removed when the world that it represents -Satan's world-is destroyed.  God's Word states:  "The world is passing away and so is its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever." (1 John 2:17)  Similarly, the psalmist sang:  "Evil men will be done away with, but those hoping in Jehovah will possess the earth.  But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." For how long? "The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it." -Psalm 37:9, 11, 29.

In contrast with what the world produces, the material produced by Jehovah's organization in these last days encourages conduct that leads to eternal life.  In prayer to Jehovah, Jesus said: "This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3) Through his organization, our heavenly Father is providing an abundance of upbuilding spiritual food. How blessed we are to have magazines, brochures, books, videos, and Web pages that promote true worship!  God's organization also provides regular meetings in more than 110,000 congregations worldwide. At those meetings and at assemblies and conventions, we consider Bible-based material that builds faith in God and his promises. -Hebrews 10:24, 25. 

Next time: Watch Your Associations in These Days - MARRY "ONLY IN THE LORD" 

From the Watchtower magazine