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Nor idolaters…will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
D.L. MOODY
It is clear that idolaters are not going to enter the kingdom of God. I may make an idol of my business; I may make an idol of the wife of my bosom; I may make idols of my children. I do not think you need go to heathen countries to find men guilty of idolatry. Anything that comes between me and God is an idol—anything—I don’t care what it is; business is all right in its place, and there is no danger of my loving my family too much if I love God more; but God must have the first place; and if He has not, then the idol is set up.
ERWIN LUTZER
John Calvin, a Swiss Reformer, said that the mind was an idol factory. We are constantly erecting idols in our hearts (Ezekiel 14:3). By nature, we are idolaters; we don’t have idols of wood and stone, but we do have idols of fame, fortune, and pleasure. The idol of technology has stolen our hearts and distracted us from what is most important. Our smartphones have taken us places on the internet where we would have never thought we’d go.
It’s easy to find out what your idol is. Number one: What do you think about most of the time when you have free time to think? And secondly: Who do you desire most to please? The answers to those questions may well be the idol(s) of your heart God needs to pluck from you.
The dearest idol I have known,
Whate’re that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne,
And worship only thee.
—William Cowper
PRAYER
Father, let not an idol steal my affection for you; come to my aid and deliver me from its power!REFLECTION QUESTIONS
What are the Idols in your life and how do you know they are Idols?What are some steps you can take alongside confession to remove these idols in your life?