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Tuesday, May 5,
2009
Flee From Idolatry
1 Timothy 6:9-11 But they that will be
rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful
lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. (10) For the love of
money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (11)
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness,
godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (KJV)
While some were coveting after the things
of this life they were missing out and in error concerning the things that
pertained to the Spiritual one. Not only that, but while they were in hot
pursuit of what we will refer to today as idolatry, they had allowed their
shield of faith to drop down, and were getting hit and pierced with many
fiery darts that were resulting in the form of sorrows instead of joy.
Psalms 37:3-5 Trust in the LORD, and do
good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. (4) Delight
thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine
heart. (5) Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall
bring it to pass. (KJV)
Consider this fact if you would, now that
the Lord has taken out the old stony heart and replaced it with a new one
then would not all those old worldly desires of it be gone away also? With
a new heart would come a whole new desire; one now looking more to the
eternal realm and away from this earthly realm. Ponder this fact also; when
you who are parents brought children into this world you made plans and
preparations for them so that all that was needed was prepared. Believe it
or not, our Lord has done the same thing for His people as well; making and
providing for all of their need before the foundation of this world. Old
things, old ways and thoughts should now be done away; all things,
including your desire should now be set on things above and not on things below,
so that you can walk in a newness of life and the liberty you have
available in Christ.
Colossians 3:5-7 Mortify therefore your
members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate
affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: (6) For
which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
(7) In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. (KJV)
Thayer’s definition for ‘covetousness’:
4124
pleonexia- greedy desire to have more, covetousness, avarice
When one sees the word ‘idolatry’ it refers
to image worship, or another way of putting it, chasing an imagination.
Have you ever been in a room with a dog or a cat and you shined something
on the wall, something that made a reflection, and then you watched the
animal chase after it. Following much effort, and I am sure much
frustration on the animals part, in the end it was all a hoax, all the
while those that were pulling the prank got a good laugh out of it. Well Church,
these imaginations, all this idolatry and idol worship, things the so called
church is chasing after is drawing some laughs and applause from the enemy
as well, watching people chase after things that will never bring peace.
Ephesians 5:3-8 But fornication, and all
uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as
becometh saints; (4) Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,
which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. (5) For this ye
know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an
idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (6) Let
no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the
wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. (7) Be not ye therefore
partakers with them. (8) For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye
light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (KJV)
You know folks, Church, you should know
better than to support these false prophets who promise liberty but in
reality are the servants of corruption. One needs only to go back
throughout the Bible and see how idolaters did not fare well with our Lord.
Today we still have many spiritual idolaters, preaching things which in
reality end up drawing people away from our Lord and not closer. Once you
have entered the realm of covetousness you have returned back to the
darkness you were once delivered from, and eventually if not dealt with,
your latter end will be worse than you were in the beginning.
2 Peter 2:1-4 But there were false
prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among
you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord
that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2) And many
shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth
shall be evil spoken of. (3) And through covetousness shall they with
feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time
lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. (4) For if God spared
not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them
into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (KJV)
The word ‘privily’ means crafty, sneaky;
these false prophets trying to mix and match the things of this life with
the things of God. Many of these false prophets have fallen from grace
because they have sold out, and have fallen for a cheap hoax rather than
the truth that would set them free as well as the congregation they
oversee. Not only are there many preaching this stuff, but many are falling
for it as well, basically twisting and perverting the scriptures to make it
look and appear that God is more concerned with financial wealth and
prosperity than Spiritual.
1 Corinthians 10:13-14 There hath no
temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who
will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (14) Wherefore,
my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. (KJV)
You know, there is nothing new under the
sun, God knew and provided all that was needed for His people so that they
could be winners, conquerors. Instead of lining up like a sheep headed for
the slaughter and supporting idolatry, you should be fleeing from this
spiritual plague that has taken down many who got caught up in the false
image worship.
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