| March 27
Created in Place of the
Creator
Idolatry is nothing more
than worshipping something that is not God.
God is the only being to have no creator and
thus anything aside from Him is created.
Any person, thing, or idea that takes priority
over God in our lives is an idol. We don't
need to bow down to it in order to worship it.
If you search for the word
worship in the Bible, a large portion of the
verses pertain to idol worship. This is
probably indicative of the state of humanity.
We get it wrong more often than we get it right.
We can even turn good
objects into idols. We claim ownership of
our churches. Everything about it should
be according to the way we believe it should be.
Pastors who help a church go through a building
project often don't last long after the project
is complete. Why? There are
divisions over the color the carpet should be
and whether the church hired the best
contractor.
The same battles take
place regarding our order of service and what
does and doesn't take place during church.
Things that should cause us to focus on God
instead become our focus.
When God created, He
declared all things to be good. We are the
ones who determine whether they will be used for
good or not. We are also the ones who
determine what place they have in our life.
We should use the created in worship of the
creator. |
