Who is your God?

By: OpieJuan Mood: Hopeful Date: 11/18/2008 22:44:29 Music: None

Just before the nation of Israel was lead out from bondage to Egypt, God had Moses and Aaron go before Pharaoh. During this exchange of who had authority over whom, God showed through several plagues that He is God and the gods of Egypt were false. Each of the plagues that God selected directly attacked and disproved the powers of what was worshipped in that place and in that day.

This all sounds antiquated and honestly, it has always seemed so strange to think that people actually prayed to and worshiped these so called gods. Even to a backwoods bumpkin like me, this just seems silly. But I think the Lord has shown me something that helps me understand a bit better. And to my shock and horror, I see how this is still applicable today. Break out the shofar!

For a while now I have held onto the definition of god as 'one who has authority over', I guess because I like the ring of it. But what if we replace the word 'god' with one of the following phrases: 'where I place my hope', 'where I place my trust' or 'where I place my faith'.  For the sake of this argument, let's replace the word 'god' with the phrase 'where I place my trust' for now, but come back through this later with the other phrases and check your answers. In this setup we see that I would pray to 'where I place my trust' looking for a favorable outcome. I would also worship this thing associated with 'where I place my trust'. Bare with me here.

The ancient Egyptians placed their trust in the Nile river, in the fertile land, in their livestock, on their priests and magicians, the moderate weather, in the barley which was one of their main crops, the sun, their children and in their military strength, to name a few. They created gods to have something to make offerings or sacrifices to in order to insure their chances of success and gave these gods the attributes of ones having control over each trusted thing. They also had priests for each god to handle their affairs with the gods. And each god had a house or temple or alter where the transactions of these affairs took place.

It is obvious in the Holy Bible, in the book of exodus, chapters 7 through 14, where we see that the God of Israel brought judgment on the Egyptians and their gods, proving these gods to be false to his power and ability. God called them plagues.

So this begs this question today. Where do you place your trust? Where do you place your hope? Where do you place your faith?

Health and life insurance? The sheer cost of these have made them unobtainable for a vast number of Americans, and rarely do they pay off as promised.

The Stock Market or our great economy? Have you been watching the news lately?

In other investments, such as your house? Such investments are honestly only as valuable as what someone will actually pay you for it.

In your children? Now that depends on your children. If they have not been raised in a Godly household and/or they have not had the truth of Almighty God and our Lord Jesus revealed to them, I wouldn't look to them for much help.

In our super-power government?

In your ability to earn a living or create income?

To which one of these or any other institutions of man will you turn to for help in times of need? What have you sacrificed to these things in hopes of a better life?

Personally, I believe that the God of heaven and earth is judging these so called gods of ours today and they are all proving false to His power. So where do you place your trust? Your hope? Your faith? Maybe it's time to think about it a little bit closer.

Trust

Joh 12:44  Jesus shouted to the crowds, "If you trust Me, you are trusting not only Me, but also God who sent Me.

Joh 12:45  For when you see Me, you are seeing the One who sent Me.

Joh 12:46  I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in Me will no longer remain in the dark.

Hope

Mat 12:17  This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning Him:

Mat 12:18  "Look at My Servant, whom I have chosen. He is My Beloved, who pleases Me. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

Mat 12:19  He will not fight or shout or raise His voice in public.

Mat 12:20  He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally He will cause justice to be victorious.

Mat 12:21  And His name will be the hope of all the world."

Faith

Luk 18:8  I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?"