15 “Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.
This verse seems pretty relevant today as we live in a society which seems to be actively trying to remove God from existence. It may even go beyond what is stated here of being misguided and worshiping other Gods, today the is active effort to say get God out of here.
I find this hard at times as I don't want to be confrontational but at the same time am I falling into the trap called out here of making treaty with those who deny God? not fighting actively against abortion, gay marriage, removing prayer from school, etc. am I too passive?
separate note, I wanted to write about Moses radiant face but couldn't make any conclusions. there is a lot written about it as I research.
knut
I completely agree with your questions. I am constantly feeling like I'm not doing enough, or not standing up enough, or not screaming enough. I don't know.
ReplyDeleteThis is a little off the road you were on, but very closely related.........am I really living the life God wants?, or am I living the life I want, and trying to insert God into it? I've been thinking about that a lot lately. The bible talks a lot about self-denial. If you're not sacrificing for others, you aren't on the right track. This is something I think of every year around Christmas especially, when everyone starts asking me what I need. I don't need anything. If I did, I would go right out and buy it. So, am I really living a Godly life?
Really nice house, nice cars, every tool known to man, hot tub, 4 flat screen tvs, pinball machine/arcade games, nice clothes, and the list goes on and on.
When is the last time I had this thought........"I really need a new pair of shoes, cause these have holes in them, but what I really want to do is to provide another meal for the homeless shelter!" I can answer that, NEVER!
So, exactly to your point......have I prostituted myself to this world?........ AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
What really sucks about coming to these conclusions, is that once you realize it you can't go back. You can't un-realize it.
exactly how I feel, lacking nothing spending 10k a year drag racing. one way I get comfort is to continue to tithe and go beyond has been what we are now trying to do. before we started tithing I felt more hitched to money than i do now, but now we have more so maybe its just convenient to say. i feel more convicted by where I spend my time--not sacrificing for others.
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