In this weekend's sermon we looked at a story from the Old Testament that is probably familiar to many. In Exodus 32 we find the Israelite people quickly becoming impatient with God and deciding to take matters into their own hands, even after they have seen Him do great things for them. When they decide that God isn't accommodating their desires the people of Israel decide to fashion an idol out of gold so that it can be the object of their worship. We can easily read this story and say "What were they thinking? That is ridiculous!" But the reality is we are much like the people of Israel. How quickly we become impatient or frustrated with God when He doesn't act when or how we think He should. We fashion counterfeit gods for ourselves when we want a god we are more comfortable with, a god who fits better into our circumstances, our thinking, or our way of living. This is idolatry, and it is Kryptonite to the Body of Christ because it turns our hearts from God and His good plans for us.
