Hidden Idols
As people who have chosen to follow Jesus and are inviting others to do the same, we must pay attention to the tides that are rolling in. They are deforming. In the language of spiritual formation, we must pay attention to our cultural captivities- the places where we are held captive more to the kingdom of the world than to the kingdom of God. Our cultural captivities keep us from full freedom. Or, using the language of the Bible, we must pay attention to our idols. Idols matter. Idols deceive. Idols linger. And as evidenced in the story of our lives, idols kill love. For January and February this year, we are going to talk about racism, nationalism, hyper-individualism, materialism and the kingdom of God. We want whole life alignment with God and His redemptive plan. And for that to happen, idols need to be named, resisted and replaced with white-hot worship of the Triune God.