Sinful substitutes (Deuteronomy 5)

“You must not have any other god but me.”

Take inventory. Are there any “gods” in your life? In my life? Something (or even someone) that influences/colors every attitude, every decision, every action and reaction? Isn’t that what a god is for?

The true and living God wants to be the only “god” you have. Our idols – our material possessions, our selfish ambitions, our tendency to worry – are very poor (and sinful) substitutes.