if you want to catch up just check out the blog post before this one.
I kinda left off in a spot that should have us thinking about
where it is that our loyalty is. Are we worshipping God,
or are we worshipping gods.
Yes two totally different things
God is the loving all powerful creator of the universe
He is the one who rescues us
He is the one who fulfills us
gods . .
are man made things
things that were made out of what God made
Now don't get it twisted . .
worship is more than just singing
we put worship and music in the same category
as if they are the same thing these days
no no no no no no no
Music is a way to worship
but God delights in obedience
not sacrifice
Worship . .
is what fan girls do to Justin Bieber
it's what we do when we think something or someone
truly is
AMAZING
Sometimes we simply don't worship little man made things
sometimes we simply worship people
we deem them worthy of our best pursuit
Some people do drugs because they want to fit in with a crowd
some go to church because they want to be a part of a crowd
some worship themselves and do whatever they want
sometimes we worship rules and religion
and when we do that we drive ourselves away from God
instead of closer.....
Now aint that somethin?
We go to concerts of our favorite artists
and we cheer our butts off
we leave and talk about how great the concert was
how awesome that band is
we do this with movies and video games too
I fear that we've become so idolatrous
because we do this so much
speaking about myself here
I want to be more crazy about Christ
than a Justin Beiber fan girl is about Beiber
I want to be undignified for Him
like David was
I want to be a man after God's heart
that takes admitting
that our wellsprings are corrupter though
after having read this in Judges I can see places where my wellpring
is definitely corrupted more so than I did before God showed it to me
I can see that I have idols in my life
things that are dangerous
things that don't seem dangerous
that can destroy
Now in the midst of the Israelites idolatry they became oppressed
and in their oppression
they cried out to God and His response was
I have delivered you before time and time again,
but this time you've decided to worship other gods
so now I will not deliver you
Go can cry to your other gods
(paraphrasing Judges 10:11-14)
!!!WOAH!!!
we think to ourselves
why would God say such a thing
but I see what's going on here later in the chapter
At this point . .
the Israelites were miserable, but not miserable enough
to give up their idols.
This wasn't a cry of worship or humility
this was a cry of "Oh God will get us out of this"
But God said no at this point
I mean. . they still had all these idols to deal with
God aint playin second fiddle to NOBODY or NOTHING
He's worthy of 1st place
He doesn't even need to share the track!
I'm reminded of lyrics from Lecrae "Lord empty out my life before I put You on the shelf"
Saying God get rid of the things that could drag me away from worshipping You
before I pick them up and put You down!
After God said no it clicked for them
they said to God "We have sinned do with us as You see fit."
and they got rid of all their idols and worshipped God
And when that happened God grew weary of their misery
not in a
"I'm tired of hearing yall cry"
sorta way but in a
"Alright I'm going to rescue my people. I don't want to see my people
oppressed."
Type of way
In our lives idols will find their way in
we must be ready to face them
we must not leave our hearts open for things
to come in and drag us away
remember
The enemy(satan) prowls around like a lion seeking to devour us 1 Peter 5:8
He is very crafty and deceiving
and our most useful weapon is the word of God
Feeding our spirit instead of our flesh
Being in God's word opens our eyes to the things that are Holy
and the things that are unholy
Being in God's word draws us closer to Him
and the closer we get to Him
the more amazed we are
Applying God's word
being obedient to it yields the rewards
of awe and wonder
The blessings of obedience
even . . no . . .ESPECIALLY WHEN OBEDIENCE IS HARD!!!!
being out of God's word
not applying it . . .
simply gives us death
we have no stability
nothing to stand on
no water for our trees
my prayer
is that for humility
wisdom to get rid of the things that hinder my worship of God
that as I spend more time in His word I would grow to apply more and more
Grow me into more of a FANATIC Lord
I wanna be more crazy for You than ever before
I want to be undignified like david
for the whole world to see
I want to be scolded for my love for the
Immeasurable Incomparable
Glorious King
Let my heart be Your throne Lord
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