(1 John 5:21 NKJV) Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Idol – representation or symbol of an object of worship or a likeness of something.
There are a lot of things in this world we can worship or really like without even realizing that we are doing it. This verse says to keep yourselves from them.
Why? Because it is easy to fall prey to them and end up worshiping them. God wants us for Himself (Deuteronomy 4:24 NKJV) “For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
We can not worship Him and also worship other things/people as well…it doesn’t work that way.
We have to make sure there is nothing in our hearts that we put before God; nothing that we worship.
Worship – extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem.
How can we tell we are worshipping something or someone? By how much time we devote to it or them. A lot of times we will give it our everything, all of our time, thought, energy and our money.
Every so often it is good that we check ourselves to make sure we are not putting anything before God.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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