Tag: Bible verses about idolizing people

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-6-24

Psalm 121:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

Being careful not to idolize the one whom God uses to be there for us can be hard.

When someone helps us out of a devastating season or situation in our lives, it is hard not to want to lift them up in some way. It’s hard not to put them on a pedestal and praise them for what they did.

Because of the help they brought us, and the way it touched our hearts, it’s easy for us to take our eyes off the Lord, our Source, and put them on the messenger.

God uses people all the time to do certain things. That’s how He answers so many of our prayers and gets things done. He uses people in specific places.

No matter who the messenger is, the one who delivers it, God is our source. The one that He uses is only His instrument, and He will reward them accordingly.

We need to be grateful they obeyed, but not look at them as our rescuer.

This can also be a problem in the church today. If we are not careful, we can actually miss out on what God calls us to do simply because we don’t want to separate ourselves from the place or the person that God used to help us.

Don’t worship the messenger, but keep our eyes squarely on the One who created him or her to be used by Him. Don’t miss out on our calling because we are idolizing God’s messenger.

Remember, it’s the Lord that orchestrates it all, and He is worthy of our praise and loyalty!

Romans 11:36 (NKJV) 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-5-16

Psalm 139:13-14 (NKJV) 13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

We are all unique.

God has made each and every one of us special as individuals. We have our own traits, our own thoughts, expressions, movements and so much more. There is nobody else on earth that is exactly like you!

And it’s important that we stay unique individuals, not a copy of someone else.

Throughout our lives, we are exposed to many other people and their ways of doing things. Our parents, our siblings, our friends, and even our spiritual leaders, such as a pastor or mentor, all play a part in shaping us.

Many times we will find ourselves taking on the traits or habits of others, simply because we have been around them so much. They begin to “rub off” on us.

Other times, we begin to emulate people that we like or want to be like. Sometimes this is OK, but many times we lose our God-given identity in order to try to be like someone else.

And in some drastic cases, we can actually begin idolizing our spiritual leaders, if we’re not careful

God wants us to be us. Plain and simple. He doesn’t want us to model ourselves after anyone. It’s OK to learn from others and use what we learn to draw closer to God. But we have to be careful not to simply emulate someone. Being like someone else will never, ever give us a closer walk with God!

So let’s be sure that we are being who God made us to be, and not just imitating or following after someone we know or look up to.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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