This program will help you undo financial bondage.
The word “idol” means an object of worship. Let’s face it, most of us, even the ardently religious, have taken a sneak peak at American Idol to see what type of talent is trying to get on the show and which ones really have been gifted with great sounding wind pipes. You don’t have to feel like you’ve sinned and must repent because you didn’t totally pass by the show unless you looked at the show, contestants, or judges in a manner that make them your object(s) of worship. If you have placed them above the priority of worshipping the Lord Jesus to the point that you would forsake personal devotion times with the Lord in order to catch the show, then you certainly need to re-prioritize your affections and your schedule.
In this regard, any activity or ideology could become the kind of idol that the scripture is directing you to avoid and/or eliminate from your life. I don’t believe God is concerned with whether or not you watch a program that uses the word “idol.” I think He is concerned with whether or not you’re making anything other than Him your object of worship. Things like money, careers, positions, power, relationships, deeds, animals, statues, and ideologies most often become idols in our lives and we sometimes don’t recognize right away that we have elevated them to that place. However, at some point we must recognize that our adoration of them and our attention to them has been elevated above time spent with the Lord and has pushed aside our immediate obedience to all that He commanded.
When this happens you suffer in some area of your life even if you don’t immediately recognize it. Many people dismiss the consequences of idol worship because they don’t show up immediately. Yet, the bible is emphatic about the fact that worshipping idols brings destruction upon you. While that destruction may not be seen or felt immediately and it’s possible it may not be felt while you live upon the earth, the bible assures you that God will bring everlasting judgment and punishment against un-repented idolatry.
Eternity is not the place that you want to be judged for failure to make the Lord, His ways, and His work your utmost priority because then punishment is forever. I would much rather be shown the error of my ways while on earth, so that I can turn from them and be all that I was created to be in Christ Jesus making sure that my focus always stays upon Him. I feel the same way when it comes to money and the financial area of my life. Each of us are going to have some of it and some people more than others. While we can all prosper greatly to fulfill God’s plan for our lives in conjunction with the building of His kingdom in the hearts of men, you should never put so much of a focus on money or getting more of it that you make it an idol. It is useful for providing for needs and taking care of many areas in your life, however your primary aim should always be to develop a deeper relationship with the Lord. From this desire and action will come adherence to biblical principles that free you from spiritual and financial bondage and bring abundant blessing and reward into your life.
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Exodus 20:4, Deuteronomy 5:9, Joshua 24:14, Acts 17:30, Romans 1:22-23
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