Exodus 20: 1-3: "And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.'" I remember preaching evangelistic services in India. I visited a small town and actually saw an idol maker. It was a small shop about 400 square feet. There were shelves with different gods ready to be purchased. There was so little food for the people to eat. Yet, I saw a woman bringing a small plate of food to a "tree god." She placed the food on the ground in front of the tree, said a prayer and left. We can look upon these idols and practices with disdain and amazement. Yet, I fear we may do the same type of thing in our land. People make all sorts of idols today, just they aren't sitting on a shelf somewhere. Today, idols include a church denomination, career, automobiles, clothes or the home you want. We need to heed the words of today's Scripture. Anything you place between you and God is an idol. God makes it very clear, He wants nothing between Him and us. Make sure the path is clear.
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