What is an idol? A man-made idea that may be a form put before God, considering Exodus 20:3-5 and Deuteronomy 5:7-9: “You shall have no other gods before me.” Jesus further defines an idol with these words, “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.” (Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13). “If you love me, you will obey what I command.” (John 14:15)
What did Jesus command us? Apostle Paul repeats what Jesus told his apostles on the night that he was betrayed, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35)
Our problem is that we do not. Why? Because we have set up idols in our hearts. We have placed ourselves before others. We do not love as Jesus commanded us. We have sinned, sinned, sinned. Oh, what a sinful race we are! What good is it to know there is one God and one Lord and we do not obey them? Yesterday I was too sick to write BDBD. I wonder if anyone assumed something was wrong and prayed for me.
