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12/16/2010 - Psalms 135:18 You Are Who You Idolize
SCRIPTURE: Psalms 135:18 And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them. OBSERVATION: One viewing of American Idol proves the truth of this verse. We make idols of our pop stars and then we become just like them--superficial, decadent narsisitic and vain. Our culture has made an idol of material things and then has become like those things; everything has a price, the deeper values tend to disappear (what dollar bill understands love and honor), we focus on what we can get and consume right now. We have the values of our idols. APPLICATION: I tend to idolize success. Unfortunately, success in God's eyes may be different than the way I am looking at it. In idolizing the wrong view of success, I become over worried about what people think of me and fear, too much, that they might reject me. PRAYER: Lord, help me to idolize only You. I want to be like You. I want to have Your values and perspective on life. Forgive me for making anything or anyone else an idol. |
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I am in full agreeance with your explanation about idolatry. When God came into my life like lightning, I was compelled to toss out the TV, movies, music, video games, and anything else that had no place in a truly Godly life. Many centuries have gone by without those things, and you cannot ignore just how popular those things are in a Godless culture. In this world, they are all used as tools of evil. My kids were becoming very superficial and spoiled by society. But when they became subject to God's Will, their lives changed for the better. Their behavior certainly has improved.
I don't quite agree with your Prayer. My conscience tells me that it isn't proper to "want to be like God". We should never compare ourselves to Him. We will always be "under" Him and will never truly be worthy of being in His presence. We are servants. Servants should never idolize their master. We shouldn't "idolize" period. God gives us the way. But we have "free will" and that in itself keeps us separate from God's Will at times when necessary. He does work through us. But there are times we we must stand on our own two feet without His help. We must prove ourselves every day.
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