September 29, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Jubilee and Worshipping the Idols of Worry

This is my last article on Jubilee, and probably the most important. I stated that during the month of Jubilee God is asking us to repent, honor Him, and get rid of any idols we have been worshipping. Often today we think of “idol worship” as praying toward a statue or some earth-created creature, however that is not always the case.

I would be safe to say, that many within the Christian church worship the idols of political government, governmental assistance, or any type of dependence of human effort. There is one characteristic of “human efforts” that Jesus addressed in the Sermon on the Mount, as well as, the early Apostles in the New Testament Epistles.

“Worry” can be an idol that one worships. Worry stops any one of the Fruits of the Spirit from working and dishonors God. Worry: a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems. To give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles.

Synonyms are: anxiety, perturbation, distress, concern, uneasiness, unease, disquiet, fretfulness, restlessness, nervousness, nerves, agitation, edginess, tension, stress; More fret, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, overthink, brood, panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get stressed, get in a state, stew, torment oneself.

The King James Version of the Bible does not use the term ‘worry’ but it does use fret, ‘take no thought’, or other words expressing one’s dependence on a personal effort to complete a task or receive an outcome. You will agree with me that we indeed worry as Americans about almost everything in our daily activities.

God does not want us to worry but to “Cast all our cares on Him.” Especially during Jubilee, we are to express our confidence in God and His performance of His will in everything we confront in our daily activities.

We are to trust Him, to honor Him with all our heart, and to have faith in Him—knowing that God wants and will protect and take care of His people. When we worry God says you are “idol worshipping” and because our worry prohibits God from interacting in the lives of His people.

So make a decision, choose to, be proactive and bold to not worry but be happy in what Christ has done for us. Let’s end our time of Jubilee by committing all things to God and look to God, the author and finisher of our faith, to do what He promised to do and provide for His kids.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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