1 John 2:16 - Be careful little eyes, what you see

“For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but of this world.”

1 John 2:16

The world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not from the Lord. They are from this evil world. Wordliness is from this evil world as well. It begins in the heart. We are born again. We should live this way. Our lifestyle should reflect Whose we are. We are the temple of His Holy Spirit. He has put His divine nature within us. We are to keep the internal part of us clean and pure. One of these ways we can do this is by feasting our eyes only on good things. The song we learned in our childhood still rings through. “Oh be careful little eyes what we see. Oh be careful little eyes what we see. For the Father up above is looking down below. Oh be careful little eyes what we see.” The song goes on and warns us to be careful where we go, what our hands do, what we say, and what we hear. God’s Word even tells us to be careful what we think about. Philippians 4:8 says “Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” To think on these good things you have to be surrounded with good things. This is why it is important to read the Word, daily devotionals, and wholesome books. This is why it is important to only watch clean shows on television. This is why it is important to listen to Christian music so that you are built up and edified. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. This is also why we should surround ourselves with good, godly people. What comes in us is what will come out in our lives. Make sure what you are putting in You is good.

Father, we thank You for making us a part of Your world. We are in the world, but may we not be of it. May we feast our eyes only on good things. May we go to only good places. May we be careful what we do with our hands, what we say, and what we hear. May we also be careful with what we think. May we fix our thoughts on what is true, honorable, and right. May we think about things that are pure, lovely, and admirable. May we think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. May You bless us with good, godly people to be around. May we read Your Words, daily devotionals, and wholesome books. May we watch clean television. May our music choices be good and acceptable to You. We know that what comes in us is what is going to come out. We reap what we so. May we make sure that what we are putting in us is good. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.