I John 5:21

I John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. We think of an idol as a statue to worship made of gold or silver or stone. But there are other idols that we might worship today. An idol is anything that we put ahead of God. Some people put work ahead of God. They don’t have time to go to church on Sunday; they have to work to make more money. Work is their idol. Some people put their car ahead of God. They wash it and wax it and take such good care of it. They have to go out and drive around on Sunday so that other people can see them in their nice car. A car is their idol. Can you think of an idol that someone might have today? Can you think of an idol that you might have? Wait! Don’t answer out loud! Just think about it. We shouldn’t have anything ahead of God. What a great verse to end the book of I John on!