“Could You Have an Idol in Your Heart and Not Know It?” November 11
Most of us would probably say we don’t have a problem with idolatry.
We don’t bow before statues.
We don’t offer sacrifices to false gods.
We don’t have shrines hidden somewhere in our homes.
But what if idolatry can be much harder to recognize?
What if something perfectly normal—even something good—could begin occupying a place in our hearts that belongs to God?
And what if it could influence our choices, relationships, emotions, and reactions without us realizing what is actually going on?
In Ezekiel 14, God confronted His people about their idolatry.
But He didn’t begin with the statues or pagan worship practices.
He pointed somewhere else.
To their hearts.
What had taken hold there?
And could some of the same things be competing for our hearts today?
There are some questions that can help us find out.
What are your “if onlys”?
What do you believe you must have?
What do you fear losing?
And perhaps the most revealing question of all:
If God never gives you that one thing you desperately want, will He still be enough?
