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THE EVILS OF IDOLATRY
MONDAY, MARCH 8
Acts 19:23-41

1 Corinthians 8:4-6

 

“…we know that an idol is
nothing in the world, and that

there is none other God but one.”

 

THE EVILS OF IDOLATRY
 
Idolatry is the worship of idols, images, anything made by hands, or that which is not God. It is a gross sin that dethrones God and defiles men. It replaces the worship of God with idols such as images of other gods. In modern society, idolatry is seen in men’s love for money and vanity. These are the basic principles of idolatry which Satan uses to deceive people from worshipping the living and true God.
 
Gain: There was a serious public disturbance that was started by Demetrius, a silversmith, who gained much out of the shrines of Diana which he made. He gathered all who were like him – profiting from the business of idol-making. He campaigned against Paul’s teaching of the vanity of idols. The city was thrown into confusion when they shouted, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians” (Acts 19:28). The tumult was sparked by their fear of losing gain if their idols became unprofitable because of Paul’s teaching on the living and true God in the person of Jesus Christ.
 
Vain: The confusion made them vainly gather without knowing why they were there. Some cried one thing and some another. Read Psalm 115:4-8. The worship of idols is promoted by people who are interested in making money. They know their gain will be no more when idolatry is gone. They encourage people and justify the idolatrous way of worship because they know they can gain from it. This worship of non-existing things makes the worshippers vain in their imaginations. They worship gods patterned after created beings, which is evil and false. Their desire is only for money to provide their life with vanities.
 
Do you still hold on to your idols instead of destroying them? What are the idols in your life aside from religious images and relics? Are you not becoming idolatrous also because of your love for gain which makes life vain? Let us examine ourselves to see whether we are truly in the faith that we may be found pleasing before His eyes.
 
THOUGHT: Do I keep myself away from every form of idolatry?

PRAYER: Father, guard my heart and mind from all vain things in life.

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