“Son of man, these leaders have set up idols[a] in their hearts. They have embraced things
that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests? Ezekiel 14:3
The Israelites had idols galore. And they took them into their hearts, the
place reserved for God. Then they fell
into deep sin because of these idols. Temple prostitution, child sacrifice,
false prophets. They were allowing
demons to dictate how they worshiped so why should God listen to them? Why should God answer any of their requests? By this time majority of them were already living
were already living in exile, but they still hadn’t turned their hearts back to
God. Why would He do anything for an adulterous
people? To a people who couldn’t be
loyal to Him and Him alone? Simple. At that point He couldn’t.
What are your idols? Do you know? Have you asked God recently? Recently,
God smashed all mine to pieces when my computer broke. And I had pneumonia at the same time. I didn’t even realize how much time I was
spending on the internet. Facebook,
Pinterest, many different doll sites, my own website, they all took my
time. God smashed them all when I lost
my computer. After I lost them, I spent
hours with God. I ended up reading my
bible cover to cover in 3 weeks. I had
no computer and no TV while I was sick, and the only book I had a desire to
read was my bible. I have never been as
close to the Lord as I am today. Or as
content, because I know He loves me and he is going to take care of everything
for me. I feel His love in everything I do, I see His hand
in everything that comes my way. I pray
over every decision I make. My sense of
worth is growing because I know my confidence found in God and not in me.
Father,
Please help me to keep idols out of my
life. Help me to do a check often and to
remove anything that sets itself up in place of you. I want to continue to draw
closer to you, to be more intimate with you.
Help me to watch myself and to do only those things that bring you pleasure. Strengthen me for my
journey.
In your precious name I pray
Amen
