1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
Some people waste their life playing. Their whole life is jumping from one fun to the next, it’s about all they ever talk about and think about. Those people give little thought to the Biblical truth that their life is not their own. Paul says, “You are not your own. For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Nevertheless, some act as if they can do whatever they please with no reference to the One who bought them and owns them.
1 Corinthians 6 says we must ensure everything we do is the Lord’s will for my life. Am I glorifying Him in this hobby? Is this entertainment serving to make Him look glorious? Is my leisure making me look like I value Him and His glory above all else?
Paul says whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, whether you go fishing or mountain climbing, whether you watch TV or play board games, do all to the glory of God. Make Him look like the treasure that He is. If you can’t do that, don’t do the activity. How does that happen in hobbies, leisure and entertainment?
Here are some questions to ask yourself that determine the quality of your entertainment and hobbies:
1. Is the hobby against any of God’s commandments? Direct disobedience to His revealed will certainly does not bring glory to His name.
2. Is the hobby feeding you with God-exalting experiences or thoughts? Do you see God around you and see your spirit enlivened by this activity in Him? Or is it leading you more distant from Him?
3. Is the hobby refreshing you physically, spiritually, emotionally etc. for the other parts of your life and ministry? Does it positively impact your desire and ability to bring glory to Him in other parts of your life? Or does it deplete you and make you less able to glorify Him?
4. Are you involving others in your hobby, so that they’re being pointed to God? Is your hobby a means of drawing others into your life so that you and them create God-centred relationships in which He is glorified?
I think these are the questions that are more prominent than those about the amount of time and money that you spend. Think about the quality of your hobby more than than the quantity. Is it deepening your walk with God and enhancing your witness to others? If so, it is God-glorifying.
Some people waste their life playing. Their whole life is jumping from one fun to the next, it’s about all they ever talk about and think about. Those people give little thought to the Biblical truth that their life is not their own. Paul says, “You are not your own. For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Nevertheless, some act as if they can do whatever they please with no reference to the One who bought them and owns them.
1 Corinthians 6 says we must ensure everything we do is the Lord’s will for my life. Am I glorifying Him in this hobby? Is this entertainment serving to make Him look glorious? Is my leisure making me look like I value Him and His glory above all else?
Paul says whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, whether you go fishing or mountain climbing, whether you watch TV or play board games, do all to the glory of God. Make Him look like the treasure that He is. If you can’t do that, don’t do the activity. How does that happen in hobbies, leisure and entertainment?
Here are some questions to ask yourself that determine the quality of your entertainment and hobbies:
1. Is the hobby against any of God’s commandments? Direct disobedience to His revealed will certainly does not bring glory to His name.
2. Is the hobby feeding you with God-exalting experiences or thoughts? Do you see God around you and see your spirit enlivened by this activity in Him? Or is it leading you more distant from Him?
3. Is the hobby refreshing you physically, spiritually, emotionally etc. for the other parts of your life and ministry? Does it positively impact your desire and ability to bring glory to Him in other parts of your life? Or does it deplete you and make you less able to glorify Him?
4. Are you involving others in your hobby, so that they’re being pointed to God? Is your hobby a means of drawing others into your life so that you and them create God-centred relationships in which He is glorified?
I think these are the questions that are more prominent than those about the amount of time and money that you spend. Think about the quality of your hobby more than than the quantity. Is it deepening your walk with God and enhancing your witness to others? If so, it is God-glorifying.
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 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 is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever”
(1 John 2:15-17).
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