Christ Conduit Podcast, Friday November 6, 2009
Opening Song: None Is Like God, 1st and 4th verses
None is like God, who reigns above,
So great, so pure, so high;
None is like God, whose Name is Love,
And Who is always nigh. O if we love Him as we ought,
And on His grace rely,
We shall be joyful at the thought
That God is always nigh.
Scripture: Isaiah 44:8-11
8 Don't fear, neither be afraid. Haven't I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don't know any other Rock."
9 Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don't see, nor know, that they may be disappointed.
10 Who has fashioned a god, or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?
11 Behold, all his fellows will be disappointed; and the workmen are mere men. Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. They will fear. They will be put to shame together.
Message
There are many things in this world that people worship as gods. Sometimes worldly desires such as money, sex, drugs or fame are put in high places in our minds and we lust after them instead of seeking God. Some of us actually worship other spirits and even make statues or images of those spirits. Even worse, some would claim that all these other spirits as represented by various images and statues are all various forms of one divine spirit, and therefore we all are worshiping God even if we worship God in another form. But this is not true at all. There is in fact only one true God in only three manifestations: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Anything else or any other spirit is powerless in the face of the one true God. Any worldly desire that takes the place of God in our minds is meaningless and is not of God. These things are all referred to in the Bible as idols, and God says that we shouldn't bow to them. Nothing is to be placed above or even beside God in our lives; no spirit, no image or statue and no desire or created thing. God alone is above all and is the only one worthy of such high regard and worship. So we must be careful what we think about and how much. We must be careful that the things we want and the worldly things we love don't take our minds off God, who supplies all we can ever hope for. Because if we do let something else take the place of God in our lives, we will ultimately be disappointed. Nothing in Heaven or in earth and no spiritual being comes close to the love, grace, mercy and power of God, and none of these other things could possibly save us as Jesus Christ did when He laid down His life for each one of us.
Prayer
LORD, we thank You that we are able to come to Your throne of grace. We thank You that Your mercy and loving kindness are everlasting. God, there are things in our lives that we have set in high places in our minds. We sometimes give these things so much attention that they take our minds off You and become gods to us. Help us to remember that You created all these worldly things, so they could never take Your place. Help us to keep our minds focused on You so that we're not disappointed when the things we desire fail to satisfy us as only You can. In the matchless name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
Further notes
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Shakira revela 
