WORTHLESS IDOLS

Tuesday - April 6, 2021

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“Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their Glory for worthless idols.” – Jeremiah 2:11
 
Demetrius of Phalerum was a statesman, orator, rhetorician, and writer, as well as a philosopher. He is best known in history for being one of the greatest rhetoricians and writers of the 4th century BC. Together with Ptolemy, he helped found the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. 
As a statesman, he rose to be the governor of Athens and ruled for 10 years with an iron hand. He had more than 300 statues erected of himself during that time. That is more than one statue every two weeks during his reign!
When Rome conquered Athens, they initiated the practice of damnatio memoriae – the expunging of statues, images, and names of disgraced rulers and enemies of the state. All the statues of Demetrius of Phalerum were unceremoniously melted down to make chamber pots.
 
Avoid idolatry. Today in prayer, confess any sin of idolatry and worship Jesus, the one True God. 
 
"You don't have to go to heathen lands today to find false gods. America is full of them. Whatever you love more than God is your idol." - D.L. Moody
 
God’s Word: “Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?” – Galatians 4:8-9