Ephesians 5:16 “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
Entertainment fills a large portion of people’s lives today. It comes in many forms – often with the simple purpose to provide mental distractions.
Entertainment is also very time-consuming. Get started with one kind – it does not matter which kind – and before you know it – hours have gone by. Do this day after day – and much of your life has been wasted!
Now, I am not against entertainment altogether, but I do believe that most Christians could make much better use of their time. It is robbing you of precious time with God and of service for Him.
Most believers claim that they do not have a regular time to read the Bible or pray daily. The simple reason: they fill that time with entertainment and then excuse it by saying they are too busy.
Think about it. The Creator of the universe stooped to take time to die for you and me. He could have gone on to be amused with the human race and watch us continue to sin and mess up our lives – but He didn’t. No. He came to die for our sins that He might enable us to live with Him forever. What a sacrifice He made for you and me!
Most likely, if you would swap out more of your entertainment time for time with God, your life would be much happier as a Christian. After all, the Bible reveals that the “blessed man” – the happy man – is the one that meditated on God’s Word throughout the day and sought to apply it (Ps.1:1-3).
Why not start reducing your entertainment time today and get in more prayer closet time? After all, there are no rewards in Heaven for entertainment time. God will not say “Well done, thou good and faithful servant” to those that had no time for Him. He loves you and wants to spend time with you – will you let Him?