Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Psalm 101 3

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Psalm 101: 3

Psalm 101: 3 n “I will not set anything godless before my eyes. I hate the doing of transgression; it will not cling to me. ”

I. The commitment n ”I will not set anything godless before my eyes. ”

n A. Commitment characterized by purpose and action. n B. Meaning of “godless” n C. Examples of ungodly things n D. Example of Solomon n E. Characteristics of the unrighteous person—”no fear of God before [his] eyes” (Romans 3: 18)

n F. Characteristic of the righteous person— eyes focused on Christ (Hebrews 12: 2) n G. Paul’s charge to keep positive things before us (Phil. 4: 8) n H. Evil and evil things may come before us accidentally, but they should never be set before us by our own purpose and action.

II. The attitude behind the commitment n “I hate the doing of transgression; it will not cling to me. ”

n A. Meaning of “hate” n Hate the transgression, not the transgressor (Psalm 97: 10 a; Romans 12: 9) n B. Meaning of “transgression” n C. Meaning of “cling” n D. Transgression is to be so far removed from us that it has no opportunity to find a lodging place in our lives.

Conclusion n Along with the commitment not to allow ungodly things in our presence must come another commitment—to keep “our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith. ”

Action Steps You Can Take n Before attending an entertainment event, try to determine if it fits within your Christian philosophy. If it doesn’t, find something else to do. n Teach your children how to evaluate the movies, television shows, video games, etc. , that they are considering buying, renting, or watching.