Idolatry
When Our Idols Become Our Undoing
I am uncertain why this is, but I have always felt a certain affinity toward the book of Jeremiah. It is loaded with amazing stories, events, and prophetic teaching/warning. Coming in at 33,002 words, Jeremiah holds the honor of being the longest book in the biblical canon. There is one unique thing about Jeremiah –…
Read MoreThe Two-Sided Coin – Pride & Idol Worship
One of my favorite quotes of all time comes from Randy Alcorn, the founder of Eternal Perspective ministries. Speaking of popular or notorious leaders, Randy said, “The greatest danger of notoriety is you start thinking about you. People, then, exist to serve you, exactly the opposite of what Christ modeled.” Succinct and powerful. Aside from the…
Read MoreWorshiping the Creation that Worships the Creator
The worship of nature is nothing new to humanity. The practice was so common at the time God gave the Law to the Hebrew people that he expressly forbade the worship of the sun, moon, and stars (Deuteronomy 17:2-5). The apostle Paul berated those who “exchanged God’s truth for a lie and worshipped and served…
Read MoreA Surefire Plan for Making God Leave Us Alone
For the record, I intensely dislike writing this type of blog post, but alas, this is what God has laid on my heart for this week. During the time of the prophetic ministries of the prophets Ezekiel and Daniel, the people of God held to a misguided belief that God could, or would never leave…
Read MoreGod Will Give You What You Want (Part 2)
In May of this year, I posted a provocative blog entry in which I posited the suggestion that God will give you what you want – what you really want, rather than what you think you want. In our rebellion, ultimately what we really want is a life in which God does not “interfere.” Today,…
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