"I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me." Psalms 101:3 (NIV) The King James Version reads; "I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes ..."
The words of this verse of this psalm were written by King David, a man after God's own heart (1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22), as he was teaching the people and leading by example. David said that he was not going to put any vile, wicked, or evil thing before his eyes. He was not going to intentionally look at, or watch, anything that was vile, wicked, evil, or offensive to God.
David's action here would be a good example for us today. We are responsible for what we read, listen to, and watch whether that be personally witnessing in real life, on TV, in the movies, or over the internet. Something bad or ungodly may cross our path, but we do not have to continue watching it. The books that we read, the programs and movies that we watch, and all of our choices for entertainment reflect who we are, and we are supposed to be Christ-like. Our choices also effect those around us who are aware of them. We may cause others to fall into sinful behaviors as they imitate us. Remember, we are the only "Bible" that some people will ever read. We should also be aware of the fact that the eyes of The Good Lord are always upon us and He sees all that we do. (Proverbs 5:21) So, not only are we to avoid doing and saying anything that is ungodly, we should avoid watching anything that is ungodly. We will have to answer to God for the things that we put before our eyes which were not Christ-like.
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