This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot!
I’m an idol worshiper.
Growing up in a very conservative part of the country, I never understood the whole “thou shalt have no other gods before me” thing because . . . well, I wasn’t about ready to hop over to my local antique shop, find an idol, and decorate my bedroom with it.
Fast forward about eight years down the road when it finally hit me. Yes, the Bible says gods; but the image we have of “god” might be wrong.
That verse might as well say:
- You shall have no friends before me.
- You shall have no money before me.
- You shall have no possessions before me.
- You shall have no activity before me.
- You shall have no achievement before me.
- Etc. etc.
So, I’m an idol worshiper. But so are you.
We break this rule every day. We wake up and choose breakfast over doing devotions before a busy day. We spend two hours and seventeen minutes on Instagram instead of using that time to pray or listen to a hurt friend.
We put all types of “gods” before our living, breathing God. Maybe it’s because we can see these things better. Or maybe we just constantly keep trying to find satisfaction in other things, like a baby repeatedly crawling over to an unstable stool and trying to pull itself up when HELLO MOM IS STANDING RIGHT THERE AND SHE WON’T FALL OVER!
So, fill in the blank if you dare!
You shall have no ____________ before me.
And then use the free printable below to get rid of that god for good.
