Yahweh Elohim Israel—The Lord God of Israel. The only true
God
In today’s society, at least in the United States, there is
a plethora of gods people worship. Most do not worship physical idols, but in
terms of what we value most, what we see as important and spend most of our
time on, many things qualify.
We often joke about “Keeping up with the Joneses” and living
like “the one who dies with the most toys wins.” Yet, even though we act like
it’s a joke, our lives often bear it out. One of God’s names is Elohim. It means He is the God of Israel, as opposed to other false gods.
The truth is
that God has no rivals. Anything else is a false God. He is the only one we are
to live for. (Ex. 20:3, Deut. 5:7) Not power, not wealth or social status.
Personally, I have to fight against thinking about others’
opinions of me and how I measure up. How about you? What do you find competes
with God in your life? Let’s talk about it.
2 comments:
Beautiful reminder, Ellen. It's hard enough when things like TV and internet compete with God but it's even harder when the "good" things compete as well. Discernment is key, or at least that's what I'm learning along the way. :)
Media is certainly one thing that can consume our time. I agree that discernment is what matters most.
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