JOURNAL=5-4-15=FALSE IDOLS

JOURNAL=5-04-15=FALSE IDOLS “WE PROCLAIM to you good news that you should TURN from these idols to the LIVING GOD........” Acts 14:15 ARE you putting anyone or anything ABOVE God and family in your life? IF you are-I have some NEWS for you-YOU are worshiping idols above God and FAMILY-for there is NOTHING more important than GOD AND FAMILY in this world-in your life In the above scenario-the Lycaonians TRY to make Paul and Barnabas into REPLACEMENT GODS-and that is something-we are NEVER supposed to do-WE FIXATE on the POPE-we fixate on church leaders-we WORSHIP on sports athletes and actors/and actresses-but it IS ONLY God and Jesus who can make the DIFFERENCE in our lives-who can solve-or HELP US SOLVE our problems WE WANT our spouse or significant other to be our “soul mate”-and we want our friends to ALWAYS put us first-or to FILL our empty spirit-but it is ONLY GOD-ONLY Jesus that can sustain this burden-and after them-OUR FAMILY-they are the ones who ARE-or at least-who should be the ones there for us-DON'T LOOK ELSEWHERE to fill this void The apostles don't condemn the Lycaonians for getting it wrong-but they do APPEAL to them to ask the RIGHT QUESTIONS: WHO will heal me? Who will SAVE me? AND the ANSWER is: ONLY GOD-ONLY JESUS-with the assistance of our families it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us-and a GREAT DAY for putting GOD AND FAMILY ABOVE everything else in this world WITNESS 9-16-13 FALSE IDOLS Do you know what idolatry is Basically it is Putting something before God And it has been going on Since the beginning of time Satan said to Eve, “Did God really say “You must not eat from any tree In the garden” Eve responds, “We may eat from trees in the garden But God did say “You must not eat fruit From the fruit That is in the middle of the garden And you must not touch it Or you will die” Eve and Adam Chose evil, chose Satan, chose fruit Over the Word of God Strike 1 Fast forward about 1400 years And we find the Lord Saying to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: You have seen for yourselves That I have spoken to you from heaven Do not make any gods To be along side me Do not make for yourselves Gods of silver or gods of gold” Exodus 20:22-23 As the Lord is finishing speaking To Moses on Mount Sinai Aaron and the Israelite people Are finishing building a golden calf To put on an altar to worship Then they said, “These are your gods O Israel Who brought you up out of Egypt” Exodus 32:4 Moses goes back down the mountain Only to find the people Worshiping the golden calf Moses becomes so angry That he destroys the two tablets of testimony “The tablets were the work of God The writing was the writing of God Engraved on the tablets” Exodus 32:16 Fast forward about 600 years And we find God himself In the form of Jesus Christ Walking the earth He teaches us The two greatest commandments He teaches us About forgiveness He teaches us the Beatitudes And gives us The Sermon on the Mount Only to be betrayed By a friend---with a kiss For 30 pieces of silver But he leaves with us the SPIRIT The third person of the TRINITY Known as our counselor And active in the lives of his believers But how many “TRUE” believers are left? We are worshiping The gods of materialism The gods of sexual promiscuity The gods of pornography The gods of drug and alcohol addiction And Lord only knows what else EVERY DEPRAVITY Known to man I beseech you-me-ALL of us To return to God And IF you haven’t already done so Put GOD AND FAMILY FIRST “God is spirit And his worshipers Must worship in spirit and truth” Have fun with your life But keep God where he should be NUMBER 1 IN YOUR LIFE Robert P. Wallman 3-1-12 Ps WITNESS 9-16-13 MISC. WITNESS 4-9-14 5-4-15