Beloved,
No one can fill the void that lurks about in your inner being, but GOD.
He alone is the I AM.
When we seek happiness, fulfillment, and peace from a person, place or thing we become idolaters by perversely reverence an object instead of the CREATOR.
He alone is worthy to be praised, and adored.
He alone is worthy of our whole heart, mind, and soul being subjected to his will, and no other.
He desires us to have a HOLY relationship with him.
Idolatry is a sin because it puts an object before GOD, and his standard for HOLY LIVING.
Idolatry can be found in a marriage, in friendships, in ministry, in music, and many aspects of life.
It causes one to compromise the truth for a lie.
Idolatry is simply replacing GOD, because it is the work of the flesh.
Idolatry causes one to look away from GOD, instead of to him.
Beloved,
There is no substitute for his love, his peace, his protection, his mercy, and his grace. There is no other way but Jesus.
John 15:1
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
Ask the LORD to show you what has become the object of your affection and bring the idol down with the WORD of GOD by declaring:
I shall have no other gods (people, places and things) but YHWH.
I will LOVE you LORD with all my heart, soul and mind and yield to the Holy Spirit for guidance and perfecting. Forgive me LORD for my ignorance and I lean no longer to my own understanding or others’ but will search your WORD for answers as well as prayer. I fall out of fellowship with the spirit of the flesh and ask that the HOLY Spirit have its way in me. In Jesus’ Name… Amen.
Scripture References:
Exodus 34:14 Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God (NIV)
Psalm 97:7 Everyone who worships idols and brags about false gods will be put to shame. All the gods will bow to him. (GWT)
1 Corinthians 10:14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. (NIV)
Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. (NIV)
Remember we are second and so is everyone else in our lives.
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