By Greg Laurie
“Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.”
—Romans 1:21
There is something wrong in our lives when we need an image or an icon to worship God. We must understand that God forbids this (see Exodus 20:3–5). He doesn’t want us to relate to Him that way.
We must also understand that sometimes people can become idols in our lives. Maybe someone was instrumental in bringing us to Christ, or we have great admiration for a certain pastor or leader. But is that person becoming an idol? Are they taking the place of God in our lives?
Of course, God will use people to impact us spiritually. But every person will, at some point, fail to measure up to all the expectations we have. And because we sometimes make idols out of others, our faith is shattered when we discover they are human like we are.
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