While continuing my journey through the Bible a few days ago, I found myself reading about the settling of the people of the region in Samaria (I’ll bet you didn’t know this passage was even there :))….and in the middle of fairly complex stuff, I was literally startled by this text:
“They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices.
Even while these people were worshiping the Lord, they were serving their idols.
To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.”
II Kings 17:40-41
It stung: “worshipping the Lord..and.. serving their idols.”
It points to the casualness that can become of worship.
- “Neat words….and I love the picture on the screen…but we sing them too many times.”
It points to the insidiousness of idols…that steal into our hearts.
“Yeh Bill….that 96 incher sure fits above the fireplace well.”
It points to the rampant splits that can occur in our souls.
“Missions is really important….why, I give at least $20 each month to reach Asia.”
God, would you heal our hearts?….would you expose the idols to ourselves?…and would you purify our hearts that we may worship in “spirit and in truth?”
For the sake of the Name above every other….Jesus.
Oh, yes, and for the sake of our children, too.
Amen.
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That's a dangerous prayer. Do you really want our idols exposed? They've been woven into the very fabric of what we call worship.
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