Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Could it be an abomination to God?

In Luke 16:14,15 it says, "And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided (sneered, ridiculed, and scoffed) him. And he (Jesus) said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God." Much of what is valued in modern times would make God's abomination list. Think for a moment of all that is thought to be necessary for one's life to be considered successful in the hour that we live. Such things as, fashionable clothing, fancy automobiles, club memberships, huge homes, university degrees, stock holdings, etc., possibly make the list. Jesus said that man could not serve God and mammon (riches or anything else that you rely upon). Is God the source that we rely on? We shouldn't be afraid to look closely at our lives and evaluate just what it is that we are relying on. Some of those things could be an abomination to God and that would have hard consequences for us to face.

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