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You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3
D.L. MOODY
You don’t have to go to heathen lands today to find false gods. America is full of them. Whatever you make most of is your god. Whatever you love more than God is your idol. Rich and poor, learned and unlearned, all classes of men and women are guilty of this sin. “The mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself” (Isaiah 2:9).
A man may make a god of himself, of a child, of a mother, of some precious gift God has bestowed upon him. He may forget the Giver and let his heart go out in adoration toward the gift. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
ERWIN LUTZER
Somebody gave me a Chicago Tribune article showing a bus with a slogan: “In the beginning, man created God.” That slogan would be correct if they had changed the last word—if they had made it lower case and pluralized it. “In the beginning, man created gods.” That would be true. We are always developing new idols. Our culture is awash with idols of sexuality, money, and fame. The gospel confronts these idols and casts them down as we worship God alone.
I believe that only God can show us our idols. We are so steeped in our idols of the heart that we are unaware of all the attention we give to them. We spend time and energy seeking what is good for ourselves without even asking, “What does God want me to have?” Like a magnet, our thoughts are drawn to something or someone other than God and His Word.
We are often unaware of our spiritual idolatry.
PRAYER
Father, reveal to me my idols that I may I confess and forsake them. “Search me, O God…” (Psalm 139:23).REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Why do humans worship idols instead of God?
What idols are in your life and are you trying to deal with them?