Good morning.
I am reading in 1Kings this morning about Jeroboam making those two golden calves for Israel to worship. Barbara mentioned at a meeting recently how it stood out to her, how the end result of all that is Christianity.
It is standing out to me this morning too. “Any way but God’s way.”
It is something to read this and put it together with the fact that every bit of Christianity is a lie. It was never of Jesus at all. What a mess!
God had sent Rehoboam the right answer through the old, established men that had been with his father, but his heart followed the advice it wanted. And so, God gave him and Israel what they wanted. That is terrifying. Leaves me praying for Jesus to give me a pure heart, pure and pliable in His hands. If going through things burns out anything that would keep me from God, then it is worth it to go through trials.
I don’t want anything in my heart like that!
And golden calves, figuratively, are here AGAIN! Surely, those people, and modern believers, remember what happened the last time someone made a golden calf. The taste has left their tongues.
Beth D.