"Rachel stole her father's household idols and took them with her" (Genesis 31:19).
This verse, and the subsequent comments by a friend at our Men's Breakfast Bible Study, hit me really hard yesterday morning. We talked about how these household idols or gods (NIV) were important to the family life and well-being, how they were a sign of inheritance and standing within the family structure, and how they were a crutch for Rachel b/c she clearly didn't believe that the Lord, the God of Abraham and Isaac, would protect and provide for her.
As we discussed these gods or idols one of my friends commented about the modern-day household gods that we have! What is it that we carry around with us? What do we worship? What do we put our confidence in? What is our most prized possession that supplants God in our lives?
This comment was used by the Holy Spirit to prompt me to think about my sermon on Sunday about the Lordship of Jesus Christ in our lives and Philippians 2:9-11. Do I bend my knee, and confess my tongue, to my "household gods"? Or to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?
Great question! One I need to be asking again and again?
How about you? What are your household gods that you worship?
As you ask God to open your heart to his truth you might be surprised...I know I have been!
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