My husband’s unconditional love (most of the time) and his servants’ heart are incredible gifts. And I could fill your ears with the things I love about my children. Don’t even get me started about my adorable grandchildren, Naomi & Titus. Can this grandmother show you some pictures!
It is true, I am blessed and many of you could agree God has blessed you beyond measure. The Giver is greater than the gift! God’s blessings were never meant to fill the role of god in our lives. Only God Himself can fill that role!
And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. “You shall have no other gods before Me. Exodus 20:1-3 NKJV
I love Matthew Henry’s Commentary on these verses: “The sin against this commandment which we are most in danger of is giving the glory and honour to any creature which are due to God only. Pride makes a god of self, covetousness makes a god of money, sensuality makes a god of the belly; whatever is esteemed or loved, feared or served, delighted in or depended on, more than God, that (whatever it is) we do in effect make a god of.”
If there is anything that we honour more than God, we do indeed have another god before Him!
Take a moment now to ask God if you have allowed any other gods before Him?
Copyright©2017, Gloria Stucky
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