IDOLS

what is an idol?
according to an online dictionary it is defined as
A. an image used as a form of worship B. A false god C. one that is adored, often blindly or excessively. D. something visible but without substance.

hold on, am going somewhere with this.

one of my favourite christian songs describes an idol as
1. anything we put before God
2. anything we want with all our heart
3. anything we cant stop thing about
4. anything we give all our love.

sounds pretty extreme right? it would until you see luke 10:27

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself"

Why all these emphasis on how you should love God? because man is a worshiping being, we must worship something. If we dont worship God we must worship something else.The most interesting part is that it differs from one person to another and can sometimes get very bizarre.
What bothers me the is how churches of today have been erected for the worship of other gods with the aim of using the true God (Yahweh) as a means to reach those gods. Quick example, the god of money. if you enter most christian bookshops today, what you see filling up all the shelves is disgusting, yes, i used the word disgusting. People are so obsessed with their bank accounts that they go to church to find out how to make it grow, they want to know what tricks they can play with God to make him give them what they ultimately desire, more MONEY. NOT GOD but money. They run to crusades, pay people to pray for them, sleep with prophets, in fact anything to obtain that final end and it is downright demonic that some "churches" have been erected to meet the rise in demand. you see churches with themes like: economic empowerment (i actually attended this church when i was not saved), financial breakthrough, living in abundance and people flock in there to pay for lies, because they are unable to open their bible and read what Jesus really said.

another terrible one is the motivational speakers... this one really irritates me. they have made their church members into gods, and convinced them that God exists to meet their every need. Like God is the boy-boy and they the masters to send him on various errands. The perversion is sicking to think about. there is a church whose slogan is "we celebrate you" and as you enter the church the beautiful, model-like ushers in aso-ebi, welcome you and tell you "we celebrate you". when did church start being about celebrating people. I use to think it was about celebrating God. Please correct me if i am wrong.
we have to choose, its either God or our idol, you cant have the two. And God is a jealous God, he wont dwell where there is another god, ask the isrealites, they have years of experience
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( where is God in all these? he is nowhere, its all about you, you you)

guys, every idol will fail you, no matter what it is, money, spouse, yourself, your pastor, your football club, your beauty, you name it, it will pass away. hold on to what is true and will last forever, give him you heart, your strength, your mind, and all your soul.