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Ezekiel chapter 6, verse 13,

And you shall know that I and the Lord,

when they're slain, lie among their idols around their altars.

On every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak,

wherever they offered pleasing aroma to all their idols.

What a picture here in Ezekiel chapter 6 of the destruction that idolatry inevitably brings.

When we worship idols that promise satisfaction, that promise our good, they always, always,

always lead to our destruction, to our detriment.

And as I read this, I just want to encourage all of us to examine any idols in our lives

right now, any things that we are seeking above God, any things that we are desiring more than God,

any things that we are trusting instead of God, whether that's our comforts or material

possessions in this world, certainly money is an idol, or our plans and our dreams for our lives

over God's plans and God's dreams for our lives, his desires for our lives. Maybe it's the

idol of others' approval or just your own self-image. Maybe it's the idol of health. Like, idols can be good

things that we desire more than God. In fact, idols are often good things. That's what makes

them idols. We're prone to put our trust in them, our hope in them, our desire for them above

our trust in, our hope and our desire for God. And so I just want to lead us to pray,

God, help us to see, open our eyes, each of our eyes, to idols in our lives right now.

We pray that you would help us to see anything,

everything that we are trusting in, or hoping in, or desiring, wanting more than you.

And we're looking to and longing for more than you.

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