No Other Gods

Shalom brothers and sisters.

Today’s Bible Verse: Exodus 20:3-4

Title: No Other Gods

Verse Text: [Exodus 20:3-4 NKJV] 3 "You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness [of anything] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth;

In context: [Exodus 20:3-6 NKJV] 3 "You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness [of anything] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth [generations] of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Specifically, we are told that we are not to have any other gods before God and yet many of us do.

If your goal in life is the pursuit of wealth, then money is your god. Careers can be gods. Even your family can become your god. I am not saying that these things are not important, but God must be before and in all of them.

Carved images; that is, statues, paintings, or drawings should not be made for worship purposes. This includes crucifixes and crosses. We need to pray for those in religions that use these things for worship purposes.

I hope this has been a blessing to you. May the rest of your day be blessed. Walk Torah-ly. Shalom.

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