May 4 ~ Dr. Tom Milam He Leadeth Me Devotional

 “Are My Things Idols?”
Jeremiah 41:20; Romans 1-3

One of man's greatest sins is worshipping too many things, which is idolatry. And we that are saved have the same tendencies as they that are idolators. They worship gods of stone and wood in other countries, here in America, many worship things, such as houses, places and recreation, and sports. Now these in themselves do not seem to be too bad, because we’ve convinced ourselves that we deserve this, since we have worked so hard to attain it.  But the problem is all of this is the indulging of self, which in God’s eyes is the great sin of idolatry. If self is allowed to dominate, then we as believers in God, have been duped by the devil and He is accomplishing through us what he has wanted all along, to make God appear to look bad in the eyes of the needy and the depraved.

Look how America has spoiled her children, this grieves God, because it is idolatry. Many  of Americas children have become a menace to all society and a double curse to their parents and also to themselves. Christian parents have decided to sleep in beds with stones, ignoring vainness in non-discipline. We pity those that bow to nature, and gods of inanimate objects and then we justify ourselves as we worship the god of flesh and pleasure. Now we can see why we are cursed with the sins of pornography, drugs, drink, and abusers of mankind. We are in worse shape than the heathen that bows to a false god; Because we forsake our living God and turn to things that only satisfy the flesh.  We need a revival of forsaking our idols.

“Do You Know?”

The heathen bows to, he knows not what, 

And we turn away from who we know we’ve got.

                                ~Tom Milam

Daily Jewel:

“we justify ourselves as we worship the god of flesh and pleasure”

 Bible Reading Schedule: II Kings 9-10

Weekly Memory Verses: Psalms 23:1-6

Psalms 23:1  A Psalm of David.>> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.