Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!

2 Kings 16
REAL DEVOTIONS

King Ahaz made a new altar. It was a fancy one to replace the bronze altar in the courtyard of the temple, which should have been used to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings and drink offerings. God’s bronze altar was shoved out of the way and put on the north side of the new altar – to be overshadowed by the huge, new, glamorous altar.

Ahaz gave this order about the two altars: “On the large new altar, offer the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood of all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.” (2 kings 16 v 15).

We recoil with horror at the actions of Ahaz, but it is the same for us when we water down our morning and evening devotions when we should be praying and reading God’s word. Instead we listen to worship music instead of praying, read devotionals instead of reading the Bible, or for that matter, watch television or ignore our devotional time completely instead!

Let’s not create new altars of devotion, but give God the devotions he really wants from us.

May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to God today.

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With love in our Lord,
Robert
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Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!