ONLY ROOM FOR ONE GOD

Thursday - September 24, 2020

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“For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.” – 1 Chronicles 16:26
 
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a Japanese warlord and politician who ruled over Japan in the late 1500s. He is known as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan. 
His lasting legacy in Japan, included Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class system, the restriction on the possession of weapons to the samurai, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto.
To unify the Japanese people, he commissioned a colossal statue of Buddha for a shrine in Kyoto. It took 50,000 men five years to build, but the work had scarcely been completed when the earthquake of 1596 brought the roof of the shrine crashing down and wrecked the statue. In a rage, Hideyoshi shot an arrow at the fallen colossus. "I put you here at great expense," he shouted, "and you can't even look after your own temple."
 
There is only one God, the Maker of Heaven and earth. Today in prayer, confess any idolatry and any love of things. Seek to love and follow Jesus with your whole heart.
 
“That to which your heart clings is your god.” – Martin Luther
 
God’s Word: “Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.” – 1 Corinthians 10:14