Scripture: Exodus 32:1-8 - The Golden Calf

In idolatry:

1. We've replaced God's sovereignty with our own human ability.
   • Exodus 32:1
   • All forms of idolatry begin when God's authority and influence are replaced by our own sense of ability and confidence.
   • Have we placed too much confidence in our politicians, our leaders and / or our pastors?
   • When their promises aren't kept or they aren't able to fulfil their duties, we suffer because we aren't properly grounded in God.
2. We've misused God's resources for selfish purposes.
   • See Exodus 32:2,3; 3:21,22; 35:22
   • How do we use our finances--Do we tithe for God's use or do we spend more on our own personal luxuries / materialism? Do we use our God-given talents for our own personal gain or to serve others? Do we use the church (building) as a place of worship or as a place of socializing / gossip?
   • Often we haven't used what God has blessed us with as He intended.
3. We've dishonoured God's name through false worship.
   • We've taken God's provisions and credited them to someone else.
   • Exodus 20:3-5, 34:14
   • God is jealous because we are exclusively His.
   • We fail to acknowledge who God is and what He has done for us.

Are We Living our life saying to God, "There is none like you."

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