IDOLS

I was laying in bed one day, and this thought came out of the blue. America has A LOT of idols. Yup, that's right, I said idols. I bet a lot of you guys are thinking, "What? I haven't seen anyone worshiping a calf lately?" And yes, I doubt you have. But bowing down to an object isn't the only way to worship an idol.
If you could list the things that you use, think, or do, what would be at the top? If there was one thing that you just could not live without, what would it be? I am hoping it's God. There are times when people put things before God. Now everyone is familiar the Ten Commandments, one of them is "Thou shalt not put any gods BEFORE me." Did you read the before part? I hope so, I put it in bold! But there are times when we do put things before God. Now they may not be golden calves, or anything like that. BUT they are put before God. Wether it's a cell phone, or an i-pod, or money. It could be ANYTHING! It's scary to think about. So America does have idols, and sometimes we never even notice. Please note that I AM GUILTY of it too. We all have sometime or another. If you ever find yourself in that situation remember who should be first. Then I think you will know what's best.

Two Masters

Matthew 6:25 says "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other You cannot serve God and wealth."
     I think you can figure out what this post is already about, right?  You cannot have two masters, you will love one and despise the other.  That is the samething with wealth and God.  You love one and hate the other.  So I am going to go ahead and ask, which one do you love?  If you love God then this Christmas even if you don't get the new i-pod touch, or the new video game you will still be thankful.  If you picked wealth than you will not be glad that you didn't get something you wanted.  We should be thankful for what we got.  There are people all over the world who would be lucky to find something in the trash for dinner this Christmas.  So just a reminder don't let wealth be your master but the God of the universe.  The one that sent his only son to die on the cross for you.  In my case I think that is the best Christmas present ever.  To know that each day God loved you and loves you enough to die on the cross.  To make the ultimate sacrifice.

What is an Idol

     What is an idol?  Well and idol is anything that is put before God.  You don't have to bow down before a golden calf or any other objects for it to become an idol.  Like I said an idol can be ANYTHING, it can be money, books, anything you can think of! 
      How can something be an idol?  When you put that object in front of God.  What do I mean by that?  Well when we care for something more than God or have higher attention for something other than God.  So lets change that, make sure you don't have any idol before God.  The Bible does say "Thou shalt have no other idols before me."