One Verse Devotional

Our culture is obsessed with the negative and controversial. Just watch the news. But God says to think about what is lovely, admirable, and praiseworthy. My dad loved the news. It was really all he watched on T.V. Sure, he would watch the occasional family movie with us or the A-team from time to time. But his favorite was, hands down, the news. Morning, noon, evening, and night. He couldn’t get enough. I remember when we first got cable. It was like Christmas day for my dad, who could now watch the news 24 hours a day! What does this has to do with today’s One Verse? Well, Philippians 4:8 tells us to think about things are are right and true and just. Think about things that are lovely and admirable and praiseworthy. Would you use any of those words to describe last night’s news coverage? I sure wouldn’t! Now, I’m not on a rampage against local and national news. It’s good to be informed and know what is going on in our cities and around our country and the world. But it does bring up an interesting point: