Most Christians are Violating the 1st Commandment
“You shall have no other God’s before me.” Exodus 20:3
When I begin mentoring a man seriously, I’ll often ask them this, “Make a list of your gods.” They never include the one I’m addressing in this blog.
God said in the very first commandment, “You shall have no other gods before me.” If I didn’t have a block of time regularly (preferably daily) to devote solely to the worship and study of God, I think it’s quite reasonable that God would conclude that everything else in my life was more important than him!
And just for the record, I don’t think much of the One Minute Bible, having your only reading be Oswald Chambers or some other brief devotional, praying while on a treadmill, or listening to a sermon on the radio. Those are all great things to do, but in my opinion are not substitutes for worship, real Bible study or serious personal prayer.
If we were meeting with our most important client, or our boss, we’d never talk to him from a treadmill, or spend one minute getting to know him. It’s not that it can’t be done. I do pray occasionally as I walk or drive. I just can’t imagine God being truly honored by slipping him in when it’s convenient. If I were God, I’d want to know that for at least 15-20 minutes a day, I have your undivided attention and loyalty. If not, I’d conclude that almost everything else in my day was another god! “You shall have no other gods…”
There may be godly men or women who don’t have a serious, regular time alone with God. I’ve just never met one.
So, here are a few simple ideas to begin:
When I begin mentoring a man seriously, I’ll often ask them this, “Make a list of your gods.” They never include the one I’m addressing in this blog.
God said in the very first commandment, “You shall have no other gods before me.” If I didn’t have a block of time regularly (preferably daily) to devote solely to the worship and study of God, I think it’s quite reasonable that God would conclude that everything else in my life was more important than him!
And just for the record, I don’t think much of the One Minute Bible, having your only reading be Oswald Chambers or some other brief devotional, praying while on a treadmill, or listening to a sermon on the radio. Those are all great things to do, but in my opinion are not substitutes for worship, real Bible study or serious personal prayer.
If we were meeting with our most important client, or our boss, we’d never talk to him from a treadmill, or spend one minute getting to know him. It’s not that it can’t be done. I do pray occasionally as I walk or drive. I just can’t imagine God being truly honored by slipping him in when it’s convenient. If I were God, I’d want to know that for at least 15-20 minutes a day, I have your undivided attention and loyalty. If not, I’d conclude that almost everything else in my day was another god! “You shall have no other gods…”
There may be godly men or women who don’t have a serious, regular time alone with God. I’ve just never met one.
So, here are a few simple ideas to begin:
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