Bow Down

“All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,”

Psalm 22:27

What comes to mind when you think of the word ‘idolatry’.

Maybe you think of an Old Testament golden calf or some other image that was created by man that people worshipped.

But idolatry can be anything we allow to come before God in our lives.

Maybe it’s a career, or a person or even a hobby.

It is more than just a statue and it is more than just an Old Testament issue.

Idolatry is rampant in our culture today.

It moves us away from serving the Creator and worshipping Him to serving and worshipping whatever we choose to.

And that can change as frequently as our fickle mood does.

Idolatry is, among other things, very selfish.

It moves God out of the center of our lives and replaces Him with as many different things as there are people.

When we place God first in our lives, the idols must go.

He will not share His glory with another.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can have both.

Jesus said it well:

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Matthew 6:24

Don’t let the mention of money cause you to disregard the truth of Jesus’ words as they relate to so many others issues of life.

You can choose who you will bow down to!