"Who Is Your God?"

If you were asked, "Who is your god?", how would you answer that? Would you say Jehovah God of heaven and earth? Many claim the God of our Savior Jesus Christ. Many can recite something they have learned about the eternal Father from Scriptures but who really is your god?

The God we speak about and the god we serve can be two different gods. Just look when the super bowl comes around. The cancelling of services or changing our times to accommodate the football game. We see it in many other things like this. A persons god is what he cares about the most! Whatever you prize and rally around is your god. What you serve on a daily basis and place your money and efforts into is your god.

In the days of Rome, the Romans worshiped Mars, the god war. Today we would consider such as nonsense and empty, but is that really true? We have made our nation to be great because of all the high technology of our war machines and bombs. It brings us a false security. It is God of heaven of earth that allows a nation to stand or fall! The Romans worshiped Bacchus, the god of wine, drunkenness and sexuality. What do many serve today? Look at what we watch, our children watch and what we do in our lives. Drinking has become a norm in our society. The goddess of Aphrodite was the goddess of sex. Look how many are obsessed with sex and pornography. The Internet has become a warehouse of enslavement and is affecting many a marriage. There was Venus, the goddess of beauty. Look at our obsession with youth and looks. Body enhancements and work done to retain a youthful look.

It was Jesus who taught that no man can serve two masters. It is impossible! (Matt. 6:24) The apostle Paul instructed the church that Jesus must have first place in everything (Col 1:18). If Jesus doesn't, we serve another god. Paul's life was wrapped up in Jesus and the life he lived, he lived for Jesus (Gal. 2:20).

We have many needs in our lives. We have even more desires but our needs and desires were never intended to be our gods. To expend energy in the pursuit of education, recreation, literary achievements is not sinful when kept within their means but for many all their efforts are expended toward these things and takes first place in many lives. To build our lives around anyone or anything else but the Lord God is an empty, failing pursuit. The God who died for us calls us to choose Him, to follow Him with our whole heart. He forbids us to follow any other god whether it be a desire, need, person or object. He calls us to make Him the center of our thoughts, actions and desires. Why? Because He is our sustainer in this life and the life to come!