...Right? Funny, real AND entertaining! I searched for a funny story, a joke, even a picture that might make you chuckle. I came up with nothing. BUT what I do have is exactly what I feel that I need to share. Go figure!
First, some background just to get you caught up with the story: After the kingdom was taken away from Solomon (because his allowed his wives to turn his heart away from the Lord), the children of Israel rebelled against the house of David and eventually nominated Jeroboam to be their king. Jeroboam, for fear of Israel turning back to the Lord when they went to sacrifice to Him, came up with a bright idea to make two calves of gold and then told the people, "Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you out of the land of Egypt!"..and get this. They went and worshiped them.
Needless to say, I was genuinely disgusted. Really Lord? I can't believe how ignorant they had to be, that after they had seen all You did for them to bring them out of bondage, give credit to a calf (1Kings 12). It's a down right shame if you ask me! As I ranted and raved, God ever so gently showed me that in fact, I am them. Uff, que lata.
I mean, I may not gather all of my jewelry and create a cow to bow down to, but in reality, whatever I put before or in place of my God becomes my idol. It really is just as silly to seek satisfaction or fulfillment from something that can never fully satisfy, like the one true God can. The scary thing is that it can be so subtle, even in the guise of great and noble things. Your family, a ministry the Lord has entrusted you with, a relationship, a person, your job, an ambition, a desire...and yes, even your own will.
The most amazing thing in even this? That no matter what, His love for me is unconditional and unchanging.
"Idolatry is having any false god - any object, idea, philosophy, habit, occupation, sport, or whatever that has one's primary concern and loyalty or that to any degree decreases one's trust in and loyalty to the Lord." -John MacArthur
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