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Idolatry



Again and again in the Old Testament the prophets condemned idolatry. What was idolatry? Essentially it was worshipping an image—a statue or something that represented a god or goddess.

The people of Israel were strictly forbidden to do this. One of the Ten Commandments makes this clear: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath” (Ex. 20:4).

Israel’s religion was based on the worship of the one and only God, an invisible Spirit—not an object or a force of nature. Israel was surrounded by nations that worshipped nature gods, notably the weather-agriculture god Baal.

People concocted elaborate myths about these humanlike gods and their sexual shenanigans. Worship of such was often more like an orgy than a church service.

Today most people don’t literally bow down to an idol. But aren’t most people still inclined to worship material things—cars, homes, bodies (our own or someone else’s), the flashy images in advertising? It was this worship—this chasing after false gods—that Israel’s prophets condemned.

The upshot is this: We are supposed to worship the Creator (God), not anything created. So we aren’t to worship Baal . . . or a Mercedes or the airbrushed images in pornography, or gods with names like Wealth and Power and Popularity and Worldly Satisfaction. The idolatry problem won’t go away.



Why is this analogy important to us today? It is because we are the sheep and Jesus is the Shepherd.

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The Voice of the Shepherd

Charles Stanley
Have you ever seen a child who cannot find his mother in a crowd? Although she may be out of sight, the little tyke may still hear her voice. It is almost as though his inner radar scans the sounds around him, looking for that one familiar tone.
Embrace your weakness and put your trust in the Holy Spirit. That’s where the real power resides.

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Where the Real Power Resides

Charles R. Swindoll
The great apostle Paul was just like you and me. He had a love for God blended with feet of clay. Great passion . . . and great weakness. The longer I thought about this blend, the more evidence emerged from Scripture to support it.
Faith isn’t passive. It’s active. If you don’t believe me, read Hebrews 11.

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Shut Up and Get Moving

Steven Furtick
When we’re looking for God to do something big. When we’re waiting to see God bring something new and greater into our lives. Be still. Let the Lord fight the battle for you. Let go and let God.
Trust in Him No matter what you are going through in life, you can trust God to be with you.

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Some Positive Thing We Can Look at or Talk

Joyce Meyer
I once read a book that was based entirely on the word. He taught the reader to take each problem in his life, look at it honestly and then say “however,” and find something compensating positive in the individual's life that would put the problem into perspective.
The Bible makes it clear that we need to love each other as God loves us.

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Learning the Love Languages

Gary Chapman
Many couples earnestly love each other but do not communicate their love in an effective way. If you don’t speak your spouse’s primary love language, he or she may not feel loved, even when you are showing love in other ways.
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