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Psalm 135:5

Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.


There is evidence of other gods. Even if we are only talking about idols, things other than the Triune God vie for our time. Idols can become gods to us if we treat them as such and give unto them what should be given unto God Himself. Believe in Jesus Christ. Do not buy the lies and do not worship anything of this world. There is no other influence that can claim Lordship in your life that is beyond the Lordship of Jesus. God is greater than any animate (living) or inanimate (not living) idol that is in your life. He is and will always be greater, and worthy to be praised!

2 Corinthians 5:1-5

For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.  For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,  if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked.  For we groan while we are in this tent, since we are weighed down, because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.  Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.


Believers in Christ can be secure that there is a place reserved for us in heaven. The Holy Spirit is our deposit; our “guarantee” (NIV). I love the imagery presented here of our bodies being our “tent”. Imagine, if this is a tent, what will the “eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” look like? Find comfort in a God who knows your suffering, the burdens that you bear; in some cases daily. Yearn for the heavenly house prepared for you by the master builder, and surrender your life in this tent along with your hope in eternity to that same Jesus Christ.

Genesis 6:5-9

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.  The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.  So the Lord said, “I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”  But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord. This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.


Verse 5 isn't talking about people having weak moments; the picture here is a total and complete corruption of the human heart. The people here were “hell-bent” on anything and everything except for God. In this moment, we see God’s desire for justice. Yet, Noah found favor. The KJV says that Noah found grace. God is Just, and God gives grace. The cost of sin is death and we are saved from that cost by Jesus. God's wrath for all sin hit Jesus instead of us. That makes Jesus "the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Him". (John 14:6)

Genesis 1:29-31

Then God said, “I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.  And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” It was so.  God saw all that he had made—and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.


We were given so much in the beginning, and it was all good. Our perspective shifted when the serpent entered in and perverted what we understood to be the instruction of God. Today, we should all be challenged to stop making that same mistake. We strive to live lives in full surrender to Christ, yet in certain areas we sometimes continue to feel like slaves to sin. The sting of death is sin (1 Corinthians 15:56), and Christ overcame both and paved our way to right relationship with God. You have been made free. The chains that held you have been broken.

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”


Our original role was to rule over the earth forever. He wanted to give us everything, and live together with us for eternity. We were disobedient to the direction of God and ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God still wants to give you everything, and He proved it by sending His Son. There is no truth that is more important than this. Jesus Christ was born, and chose to die on your behalf to save you from the cost of sin and make your relationship with God right again. Let this shatter all the lies you have been told, and leave only what is promised in Christ.