Writing about this topic has been on my mind for a few weeks now and I thought it important enough to share. When we think of the word idolatry, oftentimes our minds go back to the Bible days when the people built altars and made images of precious metals to worship in lieu of God.
Idolatry - extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone; worship of idols
However, idolatry is anything that we place before God in worship or extreme reverence. Therefore, take a moment and think about your own life and what you are making more valuable than God. Is it work, is it making money, is it material things or a relationship? There should be nothing that means more to you than a life devoted to worshipping the Lord our Savior. I’ve had to take inventory of my own life to ensure that I reprioritize things. Yes, I need a job so that I can make money to support my family, but the time I devote to working or pursuing my own interests should not consume so much of my time that I’m too tired to give to God first.
If we put things in life in the proper perspective, we can have what we desire, because God will give it to us. Society does not dictate what a priority in our lives is, so we need to go back to what truly matters and that’s seeking the Lord and allowing Him to direct our paths so that we don’t become attached to the things of this world.
Idolatry - extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone; worship of idols
Exodus 20:3 - Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.
However, idolatry is anything that we place before God in worship or extreme reverence. Therefore, take a moment and think about your own life and what you are making more valuable than God. Is it work, is it making money, is it material things or a relationship? There should be nothing that means more to you than a life devoted to worshipping the Lord our Savior. I’ve had to take inventory of my own life to ensure that I reprioritize things. Yes, I need a job so that I can make money to support my family, but the time I devote to working or pursuing my own interests should not consume so much of my time that I’m too tired to give to God first.
Exodus 34:14 - For thou shalt worship no other god; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
If we put things in life in the proper perspective, we can have what we desire, because God will give it to us. Society does not dictate what a priority in our lives is, so we need to go back to what truly matters and that’s seeking the Lord and allowing Him to direct our paths so that we don’t become attached to the things of this world.
Luke 12:31 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
