O - The people had to decide whether they would obey the Lord, who had proven his trustworthiness, or obey the local gods, which were only handmade idols. It's easy to slip into a quiet rebellion-going about life in your own way. But the time comes when you have to choose who or what will control you. The choice is yours. Will it be God, your own limited personality, or another imperfect substitute? Once you have chosen to be controlled by God's Spirit, reaffirm your choice every day.
A- What are our idols today? Family, activities, television, computer, food.....??? What is it that keeps us from spending ANY time with God other than at church?
This was my reading from yesterday (Sunday) & today's reading had this too....
Micah answered, "What do you mean, 'What's the matter?' You take my priest and the gods that I made, and walk off What have I got left?"
Micah made idols and hired a priest to run his personal religion. When the men of Dan took his idols and priest, nothing remained. What an empty spiritual condition! An idol is anything that takes God's place in a person's life. Some people invest all their energy in pursuing money, success, possessions, or a career. If these idols are taken away, only an empty shell is left. The only way to protect yourself against such loss is to invest your life in the living God, whom you can never lose.
Why would I want to follow an empty idol and find that when it's gone I have NOTHING left??
P - Lord, fill my emptiness with You! Fill my idle time with You. Help me remember what satisfies my soul, that's it's You & not anything on this earth that's created by man or any activity or any person... It's You & You alone. Thank you Lord for loving us!
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