Can We Still Worship Idols?
Hey Friends,
Do you think we can still worship idols in the 21st century? I am sure we can. The Scripture says, “greed is idolatry.” Any greedy people left? Most are!
I wonder if we worship and serve the Lord because we love Him or for what He can do for us? Would we love and serve Him if we knew He would not do anything for us after salvation?
Watch how many fall away during problems and pain. Isn’t that when we tend to question God the most? Notice, when Moses told the Israelites he was there to rescue them, they were fired up. That is, until Pharaoh took away the straw. When life got harder (and God told Moses it was going to before the rescue was over), they quickly turned away form Moses and called themselves “Pharaoh’s servants.”
So, do we love God regardless? Will you follow Him and continue leading in His Kingdom when the bottom falls out?
I wonder – do we seek God for His hand and not His heart? I find myself asking God about my heart and motives. Let me give you some idols we can easily worship instead of God:
1. Success
2. Influence
3. Numbers, attendance and baptisms
4. Family
5. Money
6. Your stuff!
7. Yourself
The list can go on for days. As leaders in the Kingdom of God we must place God as preeminent and the number one priority. Beware of seeking His hand without first seeking His heart. Look at your heart and ask for the revelation of what is on the throne. Don’t take this for granted or you could get into trouble.
“Love the Lord your God with all of your…” With everything you are, or have or will have because it is all His. Remember He owns us. “We were bought with a price…” Think He paid too much?
Yours to count on,
Chris
3 Comments
Love this post! Our lives show what matters more – God or stuff! Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from John Piper:
“The critical question for our generation—and for every generation— is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ were not there?” – John Piper.
Fantastic blog and a challenge for us to examine ourselves. Ron, what a great and appropriate quote by John Piper. Love it.
Yes, we can still worship idols in this day and age. In fact most people do. Thinking about this question makes me sit back and take inventory of my life and reexamine the things that may take precedence over Him. Thank God for forgiveness and fresh starts.