Incorrect Priorities (Beware of Idolatry)

Seven Principles of Fathering
Today’s Focus: Principle #7 – Incorrect Priorities (Beware of Idolatry)
Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:25-26; Luke 16:13

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Deuteronomy 7:25-26: The graven image of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God. Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it; but thou shalt utterly detest it , and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

In this final principle we see the Father exhorting Israel to beware of idolatry and the impact of incorrect priorities it causes. In the scripture above, the Lord tells Israel to burn and destroy all of the graven images. Do not covet them nor bring them into your household. Now the reason why is the big issue: He tells them not to bring them into the house because you will be a cursed thing like it. Do you see that! All of the mysticism, secret societies, fraternities, sororities and other organizations, man-worship, anti-christ music and entertainment, things of other religions, etc are not to be brought within your household because like the thing you will become cursed. Another reason we should beware of idolatry is it forces us to choose whom we will serve.

Luke 16:13: No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Idolatry produces another master for people. If we claim to be sons of God then we covet nothing but our covenant that we have made with the Father. Hence we have given our entire life over to Him and serve Him to do His Will all the days of our lives. Spiritual orphans are drawn to the altar of idolatry because they covet things around them because of their constant search for provision and protection to make their life comfortable. On the other hand, the sons of God have an identity and understand that they rely solely on the Father to meet their every need. God challenges us on this and in challenging us He makes our lives uncomfortable. It is the process to transfer reliance on self to meet provisions through the soul to relying on the Father to meet every need and desire.

This is why in the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4 the very first thing the devil challenged Jesus on was His identity and then he challenged Him to trust in Himself to meet the current need for food because he knew He was hungry? So the devil challenges the sons of God in their identity first then in their soul. We must be watchful and examine the things within our household, even people. Beware of idolatry and destroy it if it rears its head within your household.

Peace, Love and Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.