Today's devotional has to do with Idol Worship. I did a study of this topic in my journal back in July of this year. It's probably not a popular subject to speak about, and maybe not one you hear much of in churches today.. although, there maybe some that do preach on this. This is just a short devotional; I am not called of God to be a preacher, I have been called to write about the things of the Lord. I hope that you will be truly blessed.
Our verse today: Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. This is a short verse, but powerful. This verse doesn't mean the heathen worship of idol gods, but substitutes for the Christian concepts of God, or anything that would pull us away from God and the Cross of Christ.
When our focus is not truly centered on the face of God and the Cross of Christ, we can become "lost" in our own thought and the heart will fix upon the idol of desire. What have I desired ? My focus should be on the Lord and the Cross. Another words do not be partakers of the sins of this world.
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I have also written down some thoughts, that not necessarily have to do with today's devotional, but more of an impression of what's been happening in the world. Men's hearts are far from me. (The word me is speaking of the Lord.) Hatred has consumed their desires. In the last days men's hearts will fail from fear. Many have gone astray. Many will lose their lives over the desires to see America fall. It is my desire to see all men come to Christ, but many will not. Covid - 19 has become a tool of man, to see America become like that of China. A state of communism. But I have overcome the world. The Lord God will intervene in this land. Many hearts are broken, and in fear to see this country to become a place of terror, where thieves break in. Many will come to the Lord during this time. Many have come back to the Lord. The Gospel needs to go into all the world. Few are the laborers, the field is white unto Harvest.
There seems to a lot of fear concerning what has been going on in the news in these times. But, we should not be in fear. Let me share some scriptures having to do with having Faith. Allowing our hearts to focus on what the word says about overcoming fear with Positive Faith. I will just write down where you can find the scriptures, 11 Timothy 1:7 - "God has not given us a spirit of fear" ; Proverbs 29:25 - "The fear of man bringeth a snare" ; Psalms 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation" ; Psalms 91:4-5 - "He shall cover thee with his feathers" .. Of course there is more to these scriptures, I have only given the shortened version, its up to you to have a look in the word of God.
Have a blessed day,
Mary
