Episode 404 - Show Notes
- I believe the old saying is true: “No man can live without worshipping something.” Whether you are religious or non-religious, you still worship. You will worship as a Christian, an agnostic, or even as an atheist. Everyone worships something.
- Even a casual glance around reveals what people worship. Some worship success, achievement, money, or reputation. Others worship sports, beauty, recreation, food, or material things. Still others worship independence, freedom, isolation, and opportunity.
- God will not tolerate us having any other gods before him. In the second commandment He tells us not to worship idols.
- God calls us to allegiance and a full devotion of our lives to him because our hearts are prone to wonder. It’s easy to get our eyes off of God and onto other things. The Bible says our hearts are deceptive. We can easily be led into idol worship, we can make other things gods, without even realizing it.
- It’s critical that we do two things. First we must make our worship of God a priority. Let me ask you, “When do you worship God?” You might say, “Well, I worship on Sunday mornings.” I really hope you do, but God is worthy of our worship on seven days, not just one day each week. Worship centers our hearts on God. It keeps us focused and less likely to worship idols.
- Second, we must pay close attention to our affections. What do we love? What do we pursue? What do we long for? Where are we giving our time and resources? These are indicators of our affections.
- So we guard our hearts, meaning we guard our affections and what we love, because our whole life flows from it. We determine to seek God with all of our heart. This is how we treasure Him above all things.
Exodus 20:3 - “You shall have no other gods before me.”
Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Jeremiah 29:13 says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
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