Beloved, our God is the ultimate source of truth, love and fulfillment of any kind and idolatry is any form of misdirected worship, and lead to spiritual and moral decline.
Anything that takes the place of God in our heart, mind and life is considered an idol.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ฐ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ)
Proverbs 3:9-10 AMP
โHonor the Lord with your wealth And with the first fruits of all your crops (income); Then your barns will be abundantly filled And your vats will overflow with new wine.โ
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐’๐ฌ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ)
We must be careful to not turn the blessings in our life into idols, especially our family members (spouse, children, siblings).
Matthew 6:24 AMP tells usโฆ
โNo one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].โ
Matthew 22:37-39 AMP
โAnd Jesus replied to him, โ โYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.โ
This is the first and greatest commandment.
The second is like it, โYou shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others].โ โ
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ)
When we honor and worship God alone, He honors us with the desires of our heart.
Psalms 37:4 AMP
โDelight yourself in the Lord, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.โ
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐(๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐)
James 4:6 AMP
โBut He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation].
Therefore, it says, โGod is opposed to the proud and haughty, but [continually] gives [the gift of] grace to the humble [who turn away from self-righteousness].โ
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐’๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐)
Romans 1:18, 21-23 AMP
โFor [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth,
For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for an image [worthless idols] in the shape of mortal man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.โ(Read Romans 1:24-32).
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐- ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐)
Proverbs 16:18-19 AMP
โPride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud (haughty, arrogant).โ
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
Exodus 20:3-4 AMP
โYou shall have no other gods before Me.โ
โYou shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship].โ

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Merciful God, thank You for being our very true God.
Lord, You are more than enough to be our ultimate source for all that we need.
Holy Spirit, I pray that You remove any idol from our hearts so that we are devoted to You and You alone.
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your sacrifice that secured our relationship with our one true God.
Abide with us at all times, Lord Jesus.
In Jesus Christโs most precious name I pray. Amen
Have a blessed day