RTW March 15

Bye-Bye Idol, Bye-Bye

When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all places where they worship their gods [idols]… break down…smash…burn…cut down…erase…
Deuteronomy 12:2-3

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

Idolatry
excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion.

I can’t leave any idols in my life.

I can’t leave any idols in my Promised Land.

When driving out my idols:

  • Be patient
  • Be determined
  • Be obedient

Something New

 

Something to Do

Drive the idols out of my heart!

 

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17 Comments

  1. Something to do
    Pray for recognition of my idols and the strength to drive them out of my life.

  2. I feel like Wendy sat down and was talking right to me this morning. I have been struggling with this for months now and still am. Years really, just more so the past few months. I pray for strength to deal with this idol everyday but I feel I’m losing the battle. I ask anyone reading this to please pray for me and this struggle I’m in. I hate being in this place, knowing what I need to do, what God wants me to do ( break down, cut out, erase) and not having the inner strength to do it.

    3. Prayed for you. Not your strength, but His. Scripture is your sword and armor. When I prayed for you I was prompted to pray for you to memorize Scripture…maybe one verse to proclaim out loud when the idol starts to rise up. Speak it out loud. As Wendy mentioned earlier…the enemy can’t read our mind. 😉

    4. I prayed for you and the thought came to me, of what I pray when I believe the devil is attacking, which may be what you are dealing with at this time.
      I get on my knees and pray to our heavenly Father that in the name of Jesus Christ and because of His blood He shed for me, that the devil would flee from me and that God would have victory in my life…and it’s in His name I pray!!!

      Blessings.
      Carolyn

    5. Bobbi,
      My heart goes out to you. I pray for a outpouring of the Holy Spirit to strengthen you so that you will be able to turn away from your idol.
      I don’t believe any of us possess the power on our own but with God ,Emanuel we can do all things through him. Trust in him and he will direct your path.

    6. Bobbi I will pray for you!! It took me a while to face my own idolatry and then it took me even longer to get rid of it. Still struggling to keep it out though. So I understand how hard it can be and I understand that you feel overwhelmed in this from time to time. But take heart, He will help you so much. He sees your heart and He sees your struggles. He will lead you through this, sometimes in most unexpected ways (maybe through persons that will say something to you, maybe through something you hear on the radio or read somewhere without the intention to do so). His strength will overtake any weakness you may feel right now. I will pray for you! Sending you a big hug!!

  3. Great lesson, Wendy. It is always good to be reminded how this battle is fought…with truth. There is SO MUCH POWER in the Word of Truth! Because it is His Word. We just have to surrender and turn away from the idol…hardest part. And, it can be some of the most innocent and simplest things in our lives.

  4. Thanks Wendy for a great lesson today! Today is my birthday. I am 27 today. awesome lesson that I needed to hear on my birthday. I think my idol is my desire for a husband. I need to surrender my future husband to God and trust Him to bring him to me in His perfect timing and not to let it be an obsession in my life. Even though it is very difficult for me, I hope my future husband the man that God has for me will be worth the wait. I know patience is a virtue and can’t wait to meet the man that God has for me.

    1. Praying for you for that special man to appear with whom you can build your life together. Also praying that until he does appear, God will fill your life with good things.

    3. Happy belated birthday Natalie!!!! Wishing you loads of blessings, happiness, health and joy for your new year in life!! Big Hug to you!!!

      1. Thanks so much Saskia and for the big hug! I love hugs so much! I hope this is the best new year in life for me. Hope you have a wonderful day today.

  6. Always Wondered Why
    Why did Moses’ breaking of the tablets NOT incur God’s discipline? It seems like it was a loss of his temper and certainly not directed by God.

    Something Old
    God even wrote on the second tablets with His own hand. And the scriptures are God-breathed. The written word was important for the people who would follow Him. It still is. Our repentance and realigning our walk must always be based securely on The Word of God. Then we must move forward. We are never to remain “stuck” in our walk …..we cannot stay in one place….we must move ever forward….towards Him and towards His will and His plan and purpose. This is often difficult for me. I tend to become immobilized by my own grief or sorrow or disillusionment.

    Something New
    The reference to rain……one of the Canaanite gods was Baal….the god of weather…..The Lord was pointing out that if they would worship Him He would take care of the rain…..better than any small god would or could. While our salvation is secure, I believe our love and obedience are the prerequisites for His fighting our battles.

    Something To Do
    We learn more by looking at what God has done rather than what we have done. What a difference it would make if we were to dwell on HIS_TORY….rather than our own…..good or bad.

  7. I’ve oftened wondered why Moses wasn’t disciplined for smashing the stone tablets too. But then again he didn’t sin – it was a righteous anger. Just like when Jesus got upset and overturned the tables of the money changers in the temple.

    My Takeaways: God did not want the Israelites, His people, to become like the Canaanite people.

    Something Old: Idol worshipping- God knew how hard it would be to stay on track if His people didn’t completely erase anything and everything that gave any sort of hint of their gods. Just like me. I become the company I keep. When I surround myself with godly thoughts, ways and activities it’s much easier to stay on track. But oh, how easy it is to slide off the track when I am tempted through my relationships, habits, activities and what have you. It doesn’t take much temptation for me, to turn my heart from God and do wrong, when I surround myself with ungodly things.

    Something New: Deuteronomy 19:16 NKJV “Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.” Circumcision was a sign of dedication to the Lord, but what good was it unless there was a change of heart? God wants a spiritual change in me. He doesn’t want me to just look good on the outside. I have to be made right on the inside too.

    Something To Do: If I want to live a life of peace while on this earth I must think about what God really wants from me. So what should I do? I should love, respect, serve, follow and obey his ways. If I remember these things my life here on earth will be much more enjoyable.

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