Avoid reading the news?

All of a sudden I was told by a person who knows all about it, that reading the newspaper has a bad effect on us: It is mostly bad news anyway. Once in a while we read a good story. Reading the paper is a good way to become insane. (What about the news on T.V. ?)

That reminded me of something. I have a sheet of paper here put out by Age Concern. The headline is “GETTING ON WITH GETTING OLDER.” It continues like this “What are the things that keep you positive? Some suggestions could include:………”

There are 33 suggestions and one of them is “Avoid reading the news.” I did not pay much attention to that suggestion. I am not a great reader of the paper anyway. And the thought came to my mind that we have to know a little bit about what is going on round about us.

But I like to read the Bible, the Word of the Living God. The Bible is full of GOOD NEWS! The Bible is full of promises.

As a young believer I used to go to a small church in Germany . Above the entrance of the Church building was written:

” Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:28

What a promise. Are you weary? Are you burdened? Come to the Lord Jesus Christ! He will give you rest!