Dear
Children,
Keep
Away From Anything
That
Might Take God's Place In Your Hearts.
Scripture
1
John 5
21 Dear
children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in
your hearts.
Observation
What
do you and I need to stay away from?
The
Apostle John ends his letter with one final warning and this is a
warning for all Christians - stay away from “any-thing” that
could take God's place in our hearts!
Good
things, even fun things – all have the potential to take God's
number one place in our hearts.
Football
season has arrived – it is okay to watch a game, but come on – do
we have to miss church on Sunday, just to get out to the stadium
early to tailgate?
Fishing
and hunting, nothing wrong with those sports, but how easily they can
ruin a marriage and a family when abused. When every weekend is spent
either in the woods or out on a boat then we have let our love for
the outdoors take the place of God in our hearts!
Any
“thing” that takes us away from having God as number one in our
life is an idol … it has become a god (notice the little “g”).
By
the way, anything that takes God's place in my heart, also has the
potential to destroy me and has the potential to destroy my family.
I
minister to families every week whose lives have been shattered by a
member of their family letting some “thing” take God's place in
his or her heart.
So
… let me ask … does any “thing” need to change? Does God have
first place in our lives today?
Application
I
will make sure that nothing in my life has taken God's number one
place in my heart.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, don't let me get so carried away with some “thing” that
it takes Your place in my heart. Don't let me replace You with
anything. I want to keep You number one in my life. I realize that
Satan is always trying to distract me and he is always trying to
trick me. He is always trying to get me to make something else in my
life more important than You. Don't let him be successful.
I
pray for anyone that may be reading this blog that has allowed his or
her life to get out of balance. Help them today to put You first in
their life again.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 33,34; Psalms 74; 1 John 5
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