There are so many things that clamor for our attention and devotion:
our jobs, our kids, our spouses, our hobbies—the demands and
distractions of life. And we have to be careful not to let them become
more important or more of a priority than our relationship with God.
he first of the Ten Commandments states we will have no other gods
before Him (see Exodus 20:3). And Deuteronomy 5:8-9 (NLT) says, “You
must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything
in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. You must not bow down
to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who
will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.”
Yet how many of the things that occupy our time, money, thoughts and
attention have taken the place where God is supposed to be?
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