False Gods 

   “For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.” (Matt 20: 21) 

   Throughout the Old Testament we read of the Israelites, the chosen people of God, turning to other gods.  They adopted the pagan gods of those who lived among them as their own and worshipped idols of silver and gold.  Even Solomon, the wisest of the wise, built altars to the gods of his many pagan wives.

   We are no different today, we also worship pagan gods, the gods of a society run amok.  Many worship at the altar of the ATM, money is their god, and they regularly sacrifice to their god.

   Others worship at the altar of self, seeking fame in all they do.  Their altars are often the trophies and honors they have received, all proudly display throughout their homes.  They kneel at the altar of worldly recognition.

   Some worship the god of sex.  Physical pleasure is their goal, and nothing shall stand in the way of attaining it.  Marriage is more and more ignored while various partnerships based on sex and its pleasures abound. When they tire of their current partner they simply call it quits and seek their god with another.

   When kept in proper perspective there is nothing wrong with money, fame, or physical pleasure.  These are gifts of  God, but when we place them first in our life they become our false gods.  There is but one God who is due our worship.

   There is only one true God who offers eternal life; the rest are fakes and liars.  We choose what we treasure, let us choose the treasures of heaven.