God’s Word has much to say about idolatry; and yet it is treated as nothing more than an afterthought in the daily lives of most Christians today, not to mention in the pulpits of our churches on any given Sunday.
Think about it.
When was the last time you heard a sermon preached or a Sunday School lesson taught on idolatry?
Exactly.
What each one honors before all else, what before all things he admires and loves, this for him is God – Origen.
So, what exactly is idolatry?
By definition, idolatry is the worship of a false god. But this begs the question: what is a “false god”?
Simply put, a false god is any person or thing that redirects our affections away from the one true God in terms of the devotion, worship, and adoration that is due only to Him. Most Christians would concur with that description of idolatry. The problem, however, is we Christians generally understand such misplaced adoration solely in terms of venerating statues and other physical images that represent other religions or deities.
Rarely do we view idolatry as an offense we often commit against God in ways that are less obvious and blasphemous.
If you were to search your own heart right now, what would it reveal to you about yourself in this area of your walk with Christ?
Could it be possible there is someone or something you are guilty of treating as a false god, something or someone to whom your affections have been reoriented and redirected in a sinful manner at God’s expense?
God has commanded that we have no other gods before Him (Ex. 20:3-4).
Now, I may be wrong about this, but something tells me that when God uttered those words, He actually meant what He said.
'Little children, guard yourselves from idols' (1 Jn. 5:21).
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