Numbers 25-36

Throughout my reading of Numbers, I would read God's very clear and strict instruction about not worshiping other god's or making and idol for yourself to worship. In Chpater 25, there is a moment when some of the people of Israel begin to worship a local god, that was a result from having certain types of relationships with the woman of Moab. The people of Israel began bowing down and worshiping this fake man made idol, and God began to burn against them with His anger unleashing a plague among the people. You will read a whole lot about idolaitry in the Bible, it is very clear God Hates it. As i look around my house I make a quick scan and make sure i dont have anything that can resemble any type of idolatry. Then I truly realized that even though i might not have anything i can physical touch and see to put in God's place, i do at times create one in my own heart and mind. There are times when we are caught wanting something so much, or even placing expectations on something to the point were it dictates our lives, that it becomes idolatry. Plain and simple, anything that you put in front of a proity of pleasing God becomes idolatry. And it took the people of Israel 40 years to truly understand that message, even though they still run into the same issue down the line just like the rest of us. I used to have this idea of God in my mind, and live my life according to how I envisioned god, that too was idolatry, because I was not living for the one true and living God, the God of the Bible. Make sure you are not living for a god you have crearted in your heart, and mind for the sake of not having to deal with certains truths. Maybe you justify your lifestyle because you heard somewhere that god says its O.K. But when you take a look at who God really is through His word you come to understand maybe he really is not O.K with certain things. smash the idols of your heart and know the one true living God.

prayer: Holy and glorious Heavenly Father. I pray that i may keep the truth of who you are in my heart and mind for the rest of my days. So that i may not fall into the trap of forming and shaping a god of my own imagination, but give me the strength and heart to live for you the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. If there is anything of an idol in my heart please show it to me now speak loudly to my heart and give me the courage to remove them from life in order to truly follow you closely, I ask this all in your son Jesus Christ name, Amen.