I LOVE studying Old Testament! Just love it! I am studying 1 Samuel right now and it is amazing how much is packed in this book...good stuff...stuff for us today!
1 Samuel 7:3 And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve Him only....."
Samuel, being the prophet he was, needed to discern if the people Israel were serious about returning to the LORD. So he told them, "Ok, Israel...you serious about this? Then get rid of the idols. Period."
Christian Americans, You serious about national revival...then get rid of the idols...
Teresa, You serious about drawing closer to the LORD...then get rid of the idols...
And serve Him only!
If I am serious about wanting more of Him, then I've got to get serious about removing from my life...idols, false gods...anything that is taking His place in my life.
Our idols may not be made of wood and melted gold, but they are nevertheless idols…pride, money, children’s success, husband’s position at church, the opinion of people, a certain dress size, a bigger Bible, another Bible study, a tidy checked off to-do-list, sleep.
What are the idols you need to rid yourself of today so you can commit yourself to the LORD and serve Him only?
Holy Father, Forgive us for settling for the cheap things this world has to offer. When You are all we need, You are more than enough, You are abundantly more...Father, I pray this day that You would show me the idols that need to be removed. Allow the scales from my eyes to fall so that I'll see with Your eyes those things I need to dismantle. I want to make more room for You. Enable me to do that through Your Holy Spirit. In the precious saving name of Jesus. Amen!
cleaning out and lifting praises up!
Teresa
Monday, January 26, 2009
Making Room for More of HIM!
posted by: Teresa at 4:56 AM
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3 comments:
Hey, chickadee!!
I love your post! Those idols....I have several that I need to toss! Hmm....pride, the to-do list(which is sitting beside me!), focusing on stuff rather than Him...the list can go on and on! Thank you for getting my focus on track today!
As for as our planning mtg on Friday--the meat is the most important thing! I do agree! We met for 3.5 hours!! And still need to meet some more! But good stuff!!! God was in control, and that is such a blessing.
Ok...we need to plan a road trip. Find me a race in Tenn. that's close enough to you so we can meet halfway!! Run, eat, shop, and talk!! That would be fun!
Love you!
Susan
Thank you for writing about this. It is so relevant for us today...as much as it was in the Old Testament. Many things for me to think about and adjust in my priorities.
Thank you for coming by my blog and wanting to play along with the alphabet game. I will be back to read more of yours! I am assigning the letter "H" to you...have fun! :)
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