Look
for the characteristic of Idolatry today.
They
seek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man walketh in his
own way, and after the image of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of
the world, and whose substance is that of an idol, which waxeth old and shall
perish in Babylon, even Babylon the great, which shall fall.
Doctrine & Covenants
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Do
you have a problem with idolatry? I used to think I didn't have a problem with
it until I read scriptures like this. Consider what Spencer W. Kimball taught about idolatry
today.
“Modern
idols or false gods can take such forms as clothes, homes, businesses,
machines, automobiles, pleasure boats, and numerous other material deflectors
from the path to godhood… Intangible things make just as ready gods. Degrees
and letters and titles can become idols. … Many people build and furnish a home
and buy the automobile first—and then find they “cannot afford” to pay tithing.
Whom do they worship? Certainly not the Lord of heaven and earth. … Many
worship the hunt, the fishing trip, the vacation, the weekend picnics and
outings. Others have as their idols the games of sport, baseball, football, the
bullfight, or golf. … Still another image men worship is that of power and
prestige. … These gods of power, wealth, and influence are most demanding and
are quite as real as the golden calves of the children of Israel in the
wilderness. (The
Miracle of Forgiveness, 40, 41–42).
Today’s Takeaway:
Consider what things grab your attention when you don’t have to think about
anything at all. Think about the list above. Are any of those things an idol in
your life? Do they get precedence over God and the things of God? Perhaps the
big lesson is to make priorities of the things that matter most.
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