(Listen to this homily here).
Paul exclaimed in our reading this morning, “We proclaim to you good news that
you should turn from these idols to the living God, who
made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.”
As
Christians in the United States of America in 2015 we may look back at idol
worship as stupid. And
indeed—it is! For instance,
worshiping a golden calf?
Really? Or for the Greeks
and Romans who offered lifeless statues oblations…are you kidding?! What a dumb thing to do!
But
if you took an Israelite from the time of Moses, or a Roman from the time of
Paul, they would think the same thing about us! You spend how much time in front of
that TV?! How often are you
attending sporting events? You’re on
that phone for how long? That’s stupid!
This
is why the first commandment is to love God above everything and to avoid idol
worship, be it a statue, cell phone, TV or sports.
To drive home this point, God’s
Word frequently compares idolatry to adultery. When we put something before God, we are getting into bed
with what we worship. We are
rejecting the Bridegroom and falling for cheap imitations.
What are the idols in your
life? What prevents you from
giving God everything? Pray about
that today and root out idol worship in order to give God more excellent worship
of body, mind and soul.
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