You saw their abhorrent images and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them. (Deuteronomy 29:17)
Being in Japan, it’s easy for me to “get used to” all the idols and altars that are around.
But it struck me today that God never “gets used to” them, anymore than he did in Moses’ day. These things were and are abhorrent to him.
But then my next thought was, “What other things do I take for granted that God finds abhorrent?”
My first thought went to the kinds of things showing on Amazon Prime.
Not all of it is bad, of course. But there are definitely things there that would have been abhorrent to us 10-20 years ago.
Nowadays, though, it’s easy to take the attitude of “that’s the way the world is now.”
But God’s attitude never changes. These things are still abhorrent to him. And they should be to us.
And so my prayer today was, “Father, let me never become insensitive to what you find abhorrent. Help me to see things as you do.”
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How true this is. The screens in our home are no less idolatrous shrines than the pagan ones. The psalmist’s words “I will set no wicked thing before my eyes,” rings loud in my mind. Decades of streaming all that filth corrupted my mind; especially anime which is full of explicitly vile and demonic content. Even after realizing and discarding all that media it tries to grab me again at times. May God have mercy on us and help us to abhor what is evil and cling fast to what is good. Thank you for sharing this reminder and may the Father’s goodness be poured out on you and your ministry.
Praying that God strengthens you in your fight.