Devotion:
Read Exodus 32:1-6, 21-24.
If someone wanted to only give a positive picture of their heritage, they would not include a story like this. But the Bible does. So what can we learn from the choices and experiences of the Israelites? Idol worship was the norm in all the countries around them so they found it quite natural to make a golden calf to represent the God that had just delivered them from their captors. They still wanted the familiar gods they could see and shape into whatever image they desired. However, they were ignoring the command just given to them to not make any idols.
Even if we do not make idols today, we are often guilty of trying to make God in our image, molding him to fit our expectations, desires, and circumstances. To make him a God that is convenient to obey or ignore. When we do this, we end up worshipping ourselves rather than God.
Personal Worship Option:
What is your favorite image of God? Is it Biblical? Is it adequate? Do you need to destroy it in order to worship the immeasurable powerful God who loves, cares and rescued you?
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