Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1-5 Part 2
Deuteronomy 4:15-19
15 You saw no form of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully, 16 so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, 17 18 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air, or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below. 19 Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars —all the heavenly array —do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the
15 You saw no form of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully, 16 so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman, 17 18 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air, or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below. 19 Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars —all the heavenly array —do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the
What do you think of when you hear the word America…? Most people would probably say, “The American Dream…” The roots of the American Dream steam from freedom to worship God without government interference…
This is quite different from the American Dream we know of today… Acquire more at all cost seems to be the way we operate today. We operate on a system of debt so we can live above our means, while we go deeper and deeper into debt. Why do so many Americans live this way? One word will sum it up! IDOLATRY
Watch for yourselves so that you do not make any idols for yourselves… What is our idol? It’s not an image we worship, not even a statue made of gold. It’s a lifestyle. The pursuit of a culture of possessions consumes our hearts. In essence the new American Dream…
I think Christians today have exchanged God’s dream for their lives for the American Dream… Instead of pursuing our creator we pursue the created. We can’t afford to be generous, which is the very nature of God, whom we are created in HIS image. Instead of what can I give, we say what I can get… Instead of how I can serve, we ask who will serve me…
The public schools and the government are not the answer to how we change this. No amount of taxes or regulations will fix this. Only a changed heart can fix this. Only God can change a heart and the Church is God’s plan to tell the world about the life changing power of Christ! There is no plan B! We are it! Let’s get to work! There is so much to do!
I think Christians today have exchanged God’s dream for their lives for the American Dream… Instead of pursuing our creator we pursue the created. We can’t afford to be generous, which is the very nature of God, whom we are created in HIS image. Instead of what can I give, we say what I can get… Instead of how I can serve, we ask who will serve me…
The public schools and the government are not the answer to how we change this. No amount of taxes or regulations will fix this. Only a changed heart can fix this. Only God can change a heart and the Church is God’s plan to tell the world about the life changing power of Christ! There is no plan B! We are it! Let’s get to work! There is so much to do!
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