Devotion:
Read Exodus 20:1-3.
After the Israelites left Egypt and arrived at Sinai, God gave them the Ten Commandments as their instructions for living. It was common in Egypt to worship many gods, but God had a new plan for them in the Promised Land. In the first commandment God was clear that he alone is God and they were to worship no other gods. God reminded them that he was the one who had led them out of bondage and no matter how faithfully they kept the other nine commandments, they could not be his children if they did not worship him alone as the one true God. We read throughout the Old Testament about the struggle of the children of Israel to keep their commitment to God.
Eventually, the entire Kingdom of Israel falls and they leave the land God gave them because of their disobedience. They chose to worship idols and other gods instead of the Lord God. Today we too allow many things to become gods to us. Money, power, control, work, or pleasure can become gods when we concentrate more on them than our relationship with God. The amount of time we devote to these can grow into gods and begin to control our lives. Jesus preached the same message about making God the priority of our lives. When asked what was the most important commandment in the law of Moses, Jesus replied,
"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Mathew 22:37)
Scripture is clear that God must be the priority and focus of our lives. God wants us to be all in for him.
Personal Worship Option:
What keeps you from being all in for God? Pray today for the strength to fight against all things that prevent you from fully worshipping the one true God.
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