April 19 The Power of God’s Word
Therefore put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. –Colossians 3:5 (HCSB)
GIVE UP IDOLATRY
A poem by ILMA
Do you struggle with greed or immorality?
Do you know that these are forms of idolatry?
When you have impure thoughts or intentions
You are not far from dishonesty and corruption.
When you lustfully desire anyone
Or plot some bad deeds to someone
You do not honor what God has done
You put yourself first instead of his Son.
It is a fact that the enemy wants to blind you to the different forms of idolatry. You might have been enslaved by so many manifestations of it without even knowing it. The dictionary defines idolatry as blind or excessive devotion to someone or something. We can idolize our own selves, our spouse, children, friends or someone we look up to so much that it takes our time away from the top most priority in life, God.
Matthew 22:37 tells us “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the greatest commandment. When one does not follow it, they resort to all forms of idolatry such as sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed.
PRAYER
Lord, keep me away from anything that will replace you in my heart.
REFLECTION
Why do you think we should avoid idols?