I sat in my favorite chair, reading through the book of Ezekiel, tears rolling down my face. So many truths were bombarding me on this cool fall morning as I thought about my children.
So many questions the Lord seemed to be asking me.
“…do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are committing in the dark, each man in the room of his carved images?” Ezekiel 8:12b
“…their eyes were on the idols of their fathers.” Ezekiel 20:24b
I felt the Lord nudging me:
What sins are you committing in the dark?
What is your “room of carved images?”
As I processed these questions, I found myself praying, “O, Father, don’t allow my kids to see my idols, let them see only You.”
This should be the prayer of our lives, that others would see Jesus and not the things of this world. Not the things we idolize. But it’s hard, isn’t it?
What are your idols right now? Is it worry? Your job? Your kids? Your phone? Exercise?
It could be many things, and, if I’m honest, often I find myself focusing on multiple things at one time.
But I want Jesus to be my priority. That’s the desire of my heart.
So today I will meditate on His Word. I will pray for wisdom and grace and peace so that my eyes are not on my idols but solely on Him.