Our life sits on the fulcrum of trust. We weigh decisions balancing sources and information we place trust in. Sometimes we disregard elements of truth because we simple want something. So we justify our decisions based on what we are trusting in.
God wants to be our premier source of trust. He will relentlessly seek our trust. That’s because He is a jealous God. As Sovereign Creator, He guards and defends His name and authority. He looks for those who acknowledge Him and express gratefulness—worship Him. The good news is He also guards His covenant relationships with those who will receive and worship Him.
“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands” (Exodus 20:4-6 NLT).
RELEVANCE
When you have the revelation that God is truly Almighty God and LORD, you can’t help but place your trust in Him. That’s what true faith is: trust.
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man” (Psalm 118:8-9).
“They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, who trust in carved images, who say to the molded images, you are our gods” (Isaiah 42:17).
REFLECT AND RELATE
Man creates images as a means of identification. Our fleshly nature is drawn to images. That’s why God’s adversary, the devil, seeks to draw people to images. It creates misplaced trust. Religions also create images. Ask God to reveal to you if there are any images you may be identifying with that may be forms of misplaced trust and counterfeit identities.
REFERENCES
Mark 10:23-25; 2 Corinthians 3:4