MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Thursday March 19, 2020
Topic: Do You Have Idols In Your Heart?
Text: Ezekiel 14:1 – 11
Most
of us undermine the fact that God knows the intents of our hearts in whatever
we do. These elderly people who came to Ezekiel have not actually repented of
their sins before coming to God. With one hand they held on to sin and were
using the other hand to inquire of God. You cannot mock God because He is a Spirit.
The offence
of these men that came for inquiry is that they have made idols in their hearts
which can never take the place of God. He is a jealous God. He doesn’t share
our hearts with idols. Hence He instructed them to repent (v6) so as to avoid
the consequences that might follow (v 8 – 11). Idols in the heart according to
our bible reading are things that made them to stumble and fall into sin.
Beloved,
what are the idols that can occupy our hearts and make us stumble? Can you
mention five of those idols in hearts of people? Admittedly, most Christians
have set up idols of money/wealth, hatred, anger, pride, lust, etc., which
easily lead them into sin. God doesn’t take pleasure in the outward form of
worship when it is connected with a wicked heart and life.
Again,
He cannot be deceived by those who come to inquire of Him, and He will not
allow them to mock Him when they are also serving idols. If they love iniquity
and secretly practice it, He will answer them in wrath, and not in mercy. Therefore
be warned so that similar thing will not come upon you.
Action:
Write down things that can become idols in your heart.
Memory verse: Ezekiel 20:3
Prayer:
Deliver me O Lord my God from every idol in my heart so that my worship will be
acceptable to you in Jesus name.
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