My God, My God
What is your idol?
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.” (Deuteronomy 5:6-8)
When you become a believer, you are no longer alienated from God or a slave to sin. Through faith in Christ, you are brought out of the dominion of darkness and adopted into the kingdom of light. As a chosen child of God you are to honor, praise, and worship Him above all else. God is a jealous God and it’s wise not to allow anything to come between you and Him. As soon as it does, it becomes an idol, a mini god.
You might have brought your former mini gods with you when you started your relationship with God. You may not have even realized it. However, as you mature in your relationship with God, out of love and discipline, He will reveal what is neither fitting nor right in your life. His life changing Word says, “Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son (daughter), so the Lord your God disciplines you.” (Deuteronomy 8:5)
God’s indwelling Spirit will enable you to see and recognize what false gods are in your life so you can repent and worship God above all others. Some of the mini god(s) might be a career, a person, notoriety, fortune, time-consuming activities, or an addiction. Whatever you seek, whatever controls and consumes all your attention may in fact be an idol that is displeasing to your heavenly Father.
All substitute gods will leave you feeling empty, miserable, and unfulfilled if you do not cast them from your life or put them in their proper place. No matter how advanced your career is, how much money you posses, how much recognition you receive, how good that food or drug makes you feel, sooner or later it will forsake you.
Blessed are you though, daughter of the most High, for God is loving and jealous for you. He wants you to succeed in good works. He wants to bestow His favor, power, and blessings upon you, but He asks that you have no other gods before Him. Today, if you hear His voice speaking to your heart, be willing to nail whatever idols you might have to the cross. Daily, seek to honor, praise, and worship the Lord above all.
Father, If there is anything in my life that is taking Your rightful place help me to let it go that I might love you fully. Amen
Question: We need to check our lives to see if we have substitute gods we are giving our attention to. Do you have substitute gods in your life? Pray today for God to take His throne again in your life.
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Dear Kanji, I am glad that Doris was of great help and service to you. I pray that God will continue to enlighten you.
Doris, Thank You so much for responding to Kanji’s question.
Doris,
Thank you for the prayer. Most inspiring. Just a little note, I, me, Kanj, we’re a girl, lol.
Blessings
You are most welcome Kanj! I am glad that my words were an encouragement to you. Let me pray for you right now:
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the work You are doing in Kanj’s life! Continue to speak to him Lord that he might learn to listen to your voice more and more. Encourage him today and show Him that Your handprint is indeed all over his life. Ame
Doris,
I thank you for your kind words of support and inspiration. I read Deut. 5:6-8 again.I read beyond those verses. God tells us that He is a jealous God but a merciful One. I have felt His grace and mercy when He brought me out of my ‘Egypt’, out of the bondage that was self inflicted. I did not know Him during that time in my life, but He sure knew me and wasn’t about to idly stand by and watch me fall.
I see now that my job is to listen for His voice. The word persevere will not leave my heart.
Blessings
Interesting question kanj! I will look forward to hear what Barbara, the author of this devotional says about that. But what I do know is that it is possible to be lonely even with God as our Heavenly Father because we feel alone here on earth in a physical and emotional sense. However, having said that, God can definitely meet our innermost needs if we ask Him to do so.
Question: Is it possible to have (as the substitute god) loneliness? I know that may sound unsoundly. As God is my Father, how can I be lonely? It’s not that kind of lonely although it is putting a wedge between the intimacy of my relationship with God Almighty.
Brenda,
God is so great in bringing us the exact word we need to hear at the proper time. As His word says “Iron sharpens Iron” and that is why it is vital we stay open to receiving God’s Word via others seeking Him and His ways.
Father God, May you bless Brenda with your steadfast love, goodness and blessing as she continues to seek to make you the center of her life. Let nothing come between You and her as she seeks you above all. May your Holy Spirit conitinue to guide your precious daughter Brenda into all truth. In Jesus name, Amen
Kahu, I so agree with you! Prayer is our vital connection to the Lord, as well as the way we can be let known who or what is coming before Him, as He speaks to us through His Holy Spirit. This article really convicted me of my need to ensure that I am always putting God first in my life, and that absolutely nothing and no-one comes before Him.
Thanks so much, Barbara! I needed this reminder today!
Dear Kahu,
You are so correct in what you say about not learning to let go of the ‘things’ of this world. I also agree in the power of prayer in our lives. Thank you for sharing with us. May God bless you with a wonderful, blessed, favorable day and week to come.
It is a shame that we carry around the cares of this world apon our shoulders. We all come to believe that without some of these things we won’t survive. (ie, careers, people, cars, money, house,etc) most of us die holding on to these things even those that truly think they have learn to let go (ie pastors, saints, deciples, pope, etc.) I do agree with this article I also believe there is power in prayer. However, most of us don’t pray. My grand parents told me you have to pray until something happens, most people don’t know that prayer isn’t repertition, its a conversation. Anyway just saying.