Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Daniel 3:1 KJV
We serve a great God who does things that are strange to us and allows strange things and concurrences in the lives of men. Life and the circumstances we are faced with makes us to worship other Gods.
In Exodus 32, the children of Israel spoke to Aaron and asked that he makes them a god that they could control. A god that is in their control and one that they can be attached to. A god of convenience. The insecurity of men and aspiration for power pushes men to worship other gods. They would worship money, men, fame, power, food, and all the things of insignificance that they have around them.
A lot of times life would give us rules and regulation that don’t make sense. Sometimes we are moved to worship other gods because of the music we listen to and the culture we adhere to. Some people are tricked to worship other gods because they are ignorant of the one true God, while some others are moved to worship other gods using intimidation and fear.
How do you know that you are worshiping other gods?
- Anybody that is not born again is worshiping other gods
- If their is a groups, a person, an organization, material possession or something that you have placed as more important than God in your life
- If we are in a group where things done do not glorify God, they are worshiping other gods
- If your happiness is dependent on something and someone, that person or thing is a god in your life
- If their aspects in your life that you can’t do without and takes you away from God, you are worshiping other gods
- If you have something or someone that consumes all your time to the exemption of God, then you are worshiping other gods
To get out of worshiping other gods we need to have a relationship with God. We need to seek God, become a new being, ask God to take over our life and make God and God alone the center of your life.
It is God and God alone that can give you the turn around that you need in your life, He alone can destroy the works of every strange God controlling your life. All you need to do is invite Jesus into your heart and your life, dwell on His words and ask Him and Him alone to be the Lord
