Those who make them become like them,
so do all who trust in them.
Thought for the day
What’s your worst habit? What’s your best habit? It’s a strange
direction to go in with today’s verse because in context, today’s verse is
about idolatry. Idols are dead so those who make them become like them as do
those who worship them. They die.
But maybe it’s not such a strange direction to go in. After
all the habits we have are very often as a result of what we hold dearest. A
morning quiet time can be a habit because of our desire to spend quality time
with God. Watching porn can become a habit because of our desire to satisfy our
own needs, often at the cost of our meaningful relationships. Our habits in
many ways reflect our priorities.
So what are your habits? Good and bad. What do your habits
tell you about yourself? I think we can learn a lot about ourselves when we think
about our habits and question them. So today as you go through your day ask God
to reveal to you what your priorities are as reflected in your habits. If you
have a habit of being late for everything, ask God to show why that is. It may
be as simple as getting a diary. If you have good habits still ask God to check
your motivations because even good habits can be motivated by the wrong
reasons, just go read Jesus’ parable about the two men praying in the synagogue.
Our habits will either make us or break us. Lets check them
with God today shall we?
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