Who do you Worship? Or What?
Who or what do you worship? Think about it!
Exodus 20:3-6
King James Version
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
In the very first of the 10 commandments, God tells us that we should have no other God but him. But are there others we praise and bow down too? Who do we pray to, God, Jesus, or the Holy Ghost? Or are there others we talk to... Our Ancestors, family that’s passed away? We need to put God first in our hearts, minds and lives.
In the second commandment we are told not to make any “graven” image or likeness of ANYTHING that is in heaven above or in the earth beneath. Have we done this? Do we bow down to crosses, pictures of Jesus or his mother, statues of the Saints? We kneel with these objects in front of us. They remind us that Jesus is our Savior, But HE IS NOT GOD!
Jesus is the son of God, our shepherd to show us the way to God. He leads us toward God. He never said he was God, HE did say in John 3:16 “I am the way, the truth, and the light. No one shall go to heaven but by me.” It’s through Jesus we learn about God. He is our teacher and I for one DO NOT want God punishing my Children, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren etc., because of me and what I have or have not done.
I want to be blessed. To follow God like Jesus showed us. I want to talk to God like a friend and father. We end some of our prayer’s “in Jesus Name”. That doesn’t mean we’re worshipping Jesus, but saying “Hey God. Your son showed us to pray to you. That we want to follow you because of him.”
What do these verses mean for you and to you? They are powerful words promising protection and guidance if we but follow the Lord God. Father in heaven, may our faith grow stronger each day and please bless us in every way. Amen.
