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2 Kings 1

Good Morning “Havers of No Other Gods.”  Today we are in 2 Kings 1.  

We start 2 Kings with a reminder “You shall have no other gods before me.” Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬ For the nation of Israel it was pretty simple.  It’s simple for us too.  Doesn’t require a lot of explanation or theological debate.  
The God of ALL CREATION, “YHWH” (Yahweh - The original Hebrew used no vowels) was their God and He’s ours as well.  Any other god is no god at all but pure evil.  Any real entity is only Satan or one of his Demons.  God has zero tolerance for evil and / or worship of it in any way.  An Idol is anything we place before God - He has zero tolerance of us worshipping anything other than Him (Mark 10:21-22)

He is our creator, we are His creation, His workmanship, and as such He is perfectly just in requiring our loyalty, allegiance and worship.  This is a very simple concept for us to grasp when given an analogy.   Our skin crawls when we witness children that do not honor their parents.  We’re appalled at any child, or adult for that matter, that is disloyal to their family.  Our society has evened coined phrases like “Blood is thicker than water!!” So we get it.  

Family is family.  As Christians we belong to the Family or God - called by His Name.  Jesus Christ, Christ - Christians.  Creator, Provider, Sustainer God is much more than any earthly Father.  He’s The Perfect Father!  He loves us so much that He sent His only Son Jesus to pay the price for our sin.  As the only Perfect Godly sacrifice His payment was the only sufficient one.  His death, burial and resurrection makes it possible for us to be redeemed, and reconciled to God.  

He created us, we sinned and the payment required for our sin is eternity in Hell, He bought us back from that condemnation with The Blood of Jesus… We are His!!! (Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:9, 8:1). Is it really so unreasonable to expect we Honor and Worship Him ONLY?  (Romans 12:1-2)

Antagonists or opponents of God would call Him intolerant or unreasonable.  Of course, the first thing rebellious kids do is blame their parents!  Don’t get sucked in to such bull.  He’s Perfectly Holy, Loving and Just! He’s worthy in every way.  Worship Him, and Him only!

Love you all!  Dig in!