'If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good' (Joshua 24:20).
The Lord our God is worthy of all our honour and praise, and is above all other gods. We have a duty as His Children to love Him and obey His commands. Exodus 20:2 tells us, we should have no other gods before Him. What are your strange gods? What is it you're giving priority to in your life? Are you honouring, admiring and loving them more than God, who gave you life? The Children of Israel were always prone to idolatry. Joshua was warning them of the dangers of forsaking the Lord, and serving strange gods, and also what would befall them if they did. The Love and affection of God towards His people is unchangeable. However, He will alter his course and the way he deals with us. He is towards the wicked a consuming fire and when we do evil or wickedness we will indeed come into that consuming fire, unless we repent. Seeking after and serving other gods, will see God turn and do us hurt. He will allow certain evils and calamities upon us, such as pestilences, famine, diseases, and captivity. We see these calamities throughout history, fall upon Israel time and time again, when they turn away from God and fall into idolatry. We ought to learn from the mistakes of Israel and serve God and Him only, or else He will consume us. God's intention towards us is always to do us good. He created us out of love and after sin, He sent His Son and redeemed us because of His love. Amazing! But we disobey Him and go after other gods, instead of our true and living God, who loves us and extend mercy to us time and time again. He is a patient and longsuffering God, but one day he will declare, "It is finish." Let us genuinely turn to the One True God who is our ever-present help in time of trouble, knowing everything is under His control. Let us refrain from serving other gods; whether it be self, money, comfort, sex, education, religion etc. They cannot save us, only God can.
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'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and
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