1 Kings 3:3 (NKJV) 3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. We need to beware of the “excepts” in our own lives. We may love the Lord and keep a lot of His commandments, but when there … Read more
1 John 5:21 (NKJV) 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. I’ve read this verse many, many times. We have even written devotionals with this verse. It’s a very short verse that says a lot. This past week, however, it took on new depth for me as I heard it while listening to the … Read more
Exodus 34:12 (NKJV) 12 Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. Whether we realize it or not, the land in which we live can have a big impact on our lives. Every territory is subject … Read more
Exodus 32:9 (NKJV) 9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people! As Moses spent time with God on Mt. Sinai, the people of Israel grew impatient, and they exposed what was in their hearts by creating and worshiping a golden idol. They had been … Read more
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 … Read more
(1 John 5:21 NKJV) Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. Checking ourselves periodically to make sure we are not putting anything or anyone on a pedestal is a good thing to do. One of the hardest things Christians have to be careful of, when God uses a man or woman to do His work, … Read more
1 John 5:21 (NKJV) Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. What a simple directive and piece of wisdom to live by. There are so many things that pull on us each day. There are temptations, lusts, pressures from other people, and the list can go on and on. So many things can become idols. … Read more
Exodus 20:3 (NKJV) “You shall have no other gods before Me. No other gods… idols. Things that we put before God or hold up to the same level as God with worship or reverence. This is a topic that we like to touch on every once in a while, just to give us all a … Read more
(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 … Read more
(Lev 19:4 NKJV) ‘Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God. Back in the day when this commandment was written, idols were common. Statues were created and worshipped as being gods. Nowadays, we don’t think so much about “graven images” or statues being worshipped, even though … Read more