Who Do I Serve?

Good Morning,

Joshua 24:15 (NIV)
"But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."
Luke 4:8 (NIV)
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'"

Today is a day for reflection, thought, and self examination. These verses of Scripture remind us, although we really shouldn't need a reminder, that we are to worship and serve God and no other idols or gods. After reading these words, my mind stopped and I started to think about where my time is spent and on what I've been doing on a regular basis that might, in some way, contradict what God wants of me and wants me to be doing.

Who or what is there in my life that is more important to me than God? Now, the "correct" answer would be: NOTHING! But, if I'm to be honest, well, maybe that wouldn't be totally and 100% truthful.

So, the next logical progression of this question would be: On what, or where, do I spend most of my time and energy? Again, the "correct" answer would be: On the things of the Lord, my God. But, again, if I am honest about it, that too wouldn't be a completely truthful answer.

Well, taking this to the next step, I guess I should ask: Am I happy with my answers this morning? Okay, I'll tell you the truth. No, I'm not.

Joshua said, "But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." And Jesus reminded us, that we are told in Deuteronomy, "Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only."

That's what we are to be thinking about today. That's what God has placed into my mind and into my heart to share.

We all have other "gods" and "idols" in our lives that we need to put aside. The list is to long to even consider in these remarks today. You know yours...and I know mine. What we are to do now...now that we've been reminded once again and now that we know we aren't happy with the answers we've come up with...what we're to do now is to take our little "gods" and those "idols" we have in our lives, take them and put them aside or remove them completely from our lives. Then, take the time, energy, and finances we've put into those gods and idols and put them into service and worship of the Lord our God.

Something to think about and ponder on this Thursday morning. Something important.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David