A
reminder for today
And
those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them. (Psalm
135:18)
I feel a need to write about idols. A huge reason for
failure is the desire and creation of idols. When we turn away from God and
seek our own glory by creating idols in our life we are bound to fall. So many
of us are caught in the grip of material needs and we desire things that will
glorify only our own need to be recognised and idolised by people. When we
start to create idols we soon become like them. If you idolise money you will
soon become as cold and empty as the form money comes in. The constant desire
for more will not satisfy your soul but instead it will create an empty vessel,
dark and lost.
We do not need idols, nor do we need anything this world
has to offer. That nice car will not buy you a ticket to heaven nor will it
prolong your life. If you place your trust in idols it is like building a house
on sand. “But anyone who hears my
teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on
sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that
house, it will collapse with a mighty crash." (Matthew 7)
The need and desire that creates idols in our lives are
so contradicting to the ways that Jesus taught. The enemy wants us to feed a
bottomless need so that we can get caught in its grasp constantly feeding it
with lies. Jesus cleared this one for us so nicely. “Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns,
for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him
than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?”
(Matthew 6)
Nothing in this world can compare to the Lord our God and
if there is anything we must desire in our lives then it is to be like Him. Leave
your worldly desires and desire more of Him. "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and
rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your
treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not
break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your
heart will also be.”
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
