I Corinthians 6:9-20Please pray with me:
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Heavenly Father,
You have clearly shown us what is honorable and what is not. Thank You. You have set the standard fr our own good and the protection of our bodies, our families, our honorability and our position before You. Thank You.
In this nation, many decision makers in our entertainment industry have proceeded in outright rebellion to Your Word. …and we have not taken this battle to our prayer rooms. Forgive us. Many have watched the decline of the entire entertainment industry permeate every aspect of our lives. We have watched as our youth have become infected with sights, sounds, and enticements to participate in behavior that our entertainment industry has birthed …and we have not prayed, we have not stood up on behalf of Your standards, and we have even brought the rebellion into our homes. Forgive us.
Show us the path to change. Open our eyes to be repulsed and disgusted with the sexual addictions and indecency that has saturated our lives, online, on billboards, in stores, everywhere we go. Forgive us for becoming numb to what we know in our spirit is immoral, unethical, and indecent.
Cause us to rise up in prayer. Cause prayers to flow from our hearts. Prayers of confession, and prayers of repentance. Father, may we embrace these as gifts of Your grace. Father, our decision making has proceeded without You, and without the wisdom that You offer.
Give us a heart to reach out to those involved in the entertainment industry with Your Truth and give them a heart to hear it and courage to respond.
Father, You are the Creator and You gave us a spirit to create. Fill our artists, and musicians, our writers and painters, fill our artistic communities with the wonder of nature and open our eyes to the beauty that You have give us to guide us, lead us and develop our artistic sensibilities. Fill us with honorable ideas that would tantalize the public and draw them closer to You. Fill our hearts with joy through engaging Your guidance and Your Spirit to lead us in the development of our craft.
In Jesus’ Name.
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