In Pursuit - Other Things

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“You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.Exodus 20:3-6YOU BELONG TO GOD. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,    before you were born I set you apart;    I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”Jeremiah 1:5“An idol is anything that we put over God and look towards to meet our needs.”As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’[e]”20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” 24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard[f] to enter the Kingdom of God. 25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”Mark 10:17-25IDOLS KEEP ME FROM PURSUING JESUS“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.Matthew 6:24IDOLS KEEP ME FROM HEARING JESUS’ TONEBut seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.Matthew 6:33IDOLS ARE RED FLAGS ‘He is my shepherd,    and he shall fulfill all my purpose’Isaiah 44:28GOING DEEPERJesus asked the rich young ruler to lay down his wealth to follow Him. What is something Jesus might as you to lay down? Idols can be red flags of a deeper issue. What is the deeper issue of the thing that you mentioned? What would it look for God to meet that need in your life instead of that thing?

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