Temptations

Today in the service, we read scripture from Leviticus 26:1-5, "1 " 'Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the LORD your God.
2 " 'Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

3 " 'If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, 4 I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. 5 Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land."

"Idolatry" is a sin, and far too often we allow it to creep into our lives. The Life Application Bible puts it this way;

"The people of the Old Testament were warned over and over against worshiping idols. We wonder how they could deceive themselves with these objects of wood and stone. Yet God could well give us the same warning, for we are prone to put idols before him. Idolatry is making anything more important than God, and our lives are full of that temptation. Money, looks, success, reputation, security - these are today's idols. As you look at these false gods that promise everything you want but nothing you need, does idolatry seem so far removed from your experience."

How often do we make excuses for not spending time with God?
How often do we allow life to dictate what kind of time we spend in His word?
How often do put God in the back seat to things that we deem important, when they have no importance at all.

There is no excuse worth uttering that is worth not spending time with God. Make time in your day, everyday to spend with God. Read His word, talk with him, and take time to close the lips he gave you and open the ears he created, and listen to what He is saying.

My name is Chris, and I'm a sinner. I am guilty of idolatry and placing God on a back burner. God please forgive me.