Today’s Scripture is Exodus 20:4.
“You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.”
God knows the human heart tends to find security in what it can see and touch. In Exodus 20:4, God warns His people about the danger of idolatry. The truth is, anything that takes God’s rightful place in our lives becomes an idol. We might not shape idols out of gold or wood today, but we can certainly make them in other ways. Our careers, our possessions, even our relationships can become idols when they hold a place in our hearts that belongs only to God.
As the quote says, “The danger of loving something more than God is that it becomes your god.” It’s easy to let our devotion shift from God to things that promise comfort or status. But those things, no matter how valuable, can’t truly fulfill us. God alone deserves our highest love and devotion.
This command is a call to examine our hearts honestly. Are we giving more love, attention, or devotion to anything other than God? If we are, it’s time to put God back in His rightful place in our lives.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and this is a thought worth thinking.ing.