So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel. Numbers 25:3
While most people will never agree to be a slave or being tied to someone or something, it is a common thing to occur. People are very quick to sell themselves out to someone or something. It is done for popularity, to go with the flow, for personal gain, or some other reason, but people allow themselves to be chained to things or others.
There are people who will go into extreme debt, chaining themselves to an object, because of desire to have what someone else has. They then live their lives for that object.
Others will allow themselves to be chained to a false god. Hanging around people who follow some false god, they begin to allow themselves to believe in that god, rather than be faithful to God. They are deceived by those around them into thinking that the false god is the way to go.
As the Israelites were traveling through the wilderness, they came up to some Moabite women. They were invited to be friends with them and were deceived into following the Moabite gods. After a short time, they chained themselves to these gods, causing God’s anger to come upon them.
God is still looking for people who will bind themselves only to Him. He has provided life for every person and deserves their full service. God does not share His position with any other god or object.
Jesus had died on the cross to remove all sins and give eternal life. No other god or object has ever been able to do that. Yet, many people are deceived into following false gods all the time. There are believers in the church who are following false gods while going to church, appearing to be faithful to God. God’s anger is kindled against the person, though He still loves them.
Do not allow yourself to be deceived into following some false god in your life. The world is ready with many false gods that look enticing and good, but they are still false.
Chain yourself to God and God alone. Follow Jesus, since He is the only One who has died for you and is able to provide eternal life for you. In this way, you will not kindle God’s anger against you, but will know His love.
I pray today that you will know the life God offers you; that you will serve God and God alone; that you will not allow any false gods into your life; and that God will give you the strength to turn from any false gods.
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This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Insights from Tom
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