Category: Idols
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household gods
The book of 2 Kings is a sad book to read. It is the account of how Israel slid onto exile because of their unfaithfulness to God. Israel had very few faithful or righteous kings, but when they did rise, it only delayed their exile for a short time. Josiah…
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Remembering and Forgetting
God’s Word contains many reproaches to remember including what God has taught us and done for us. Through remembrance, we hold on to what we have learned in the past and we live in the light of that lesson in the present. Our forgetfulness casts aside everything we have learned,…
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Image of God
4 Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. 5 Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of…
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holding on too tight.
Anything we hold too tightly, we will loose. Our knee jerk reaction;to when the storms come is to take control over the situation. It’s an emotional response and we all want to control. We want to live life with assurance everything is going to be okay and the things that…
It Starts Small 