Leviticus 19:4 (NKJV) 4 ‘Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the Lord your God.
Idols. What are they?
Many things can be idols. People. Hobbies. Cars. Boats. Music. Etc.
And, believe it or not, we can idolize our church and the things that take place there.
Idols don’t have to be something that we physically bow down to. They can also be something that we rely on to lead us into God’s presence, in place of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus died, the veil in the temple, which separated us from God, was torn. This meant that we would now have direct access to the Father. Priests and sacrifices were now no longer needed.
Unfortunately, we humans have a tendency to create habits and dependencies. And before we know it, we are going backwards. Instead of letting God’s spirit lead us to Him, we start relying on routines.
One of those routines is our weekly church service. Church is good. The local church is where many, many believers gather to worship God each week. And this is good!
The danger comes in when we begin to rely on certain things about that weekly gathering to worship God. Maybe it’s the music. Maybe it’s the lights or the sound system. Maybe it’s the stage performance.
God wants us to come to Him and worship Him, humbly, without having to rely on outside factors or influences to make it happen. Yes, music is good. Yes, corporate worship is good. We just need to be careful that we don’t become dependent on these things to lead us into God’s presence.
And, we need to be extra careful that we don’t let any of these things take the place of God’s presence.
John 4:24 (NKJV) 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
So let’s worship God. Let’s worship Him with all our hearts. And let’s be careful not to let anything get between us and Him.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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