Immerse: Kingdoms - Choose This Day
Everyone worships something or someone. Choose well.
“Every person’s checkbook is a theological document. It tells you who and what they worship.” – Billy Graham
“So are your social media history and Google searches.” – Frank Weller
Time for some transparency. Who or what do you worship?
Read: Deuteronomy 9:1-6
Why did Moses instruct Joshua and the Israelites to destroy the Canaanites?
Leviticus 18 lists the “detestable sins” of the Canaanites. God determined to destroy these nations because of their wickedness (Lev. 18:24-26). Are there parallels between our world and theirs? Is that troubling? Why or why not?
Read: Joshua 1:6-9
God’s command to Joshua was challenging. It required three things: strength, courage and a commitment to God’s Word. Why are these so important?
Verse 9 ends with a promise. How can we take strength from that promise?
Read: Joshua 24:14-15
Frank said, “Everyone worships something or someone. We are incurably religious. We are wired for worship.” How have you seen that to be true?
What is required for you to choose God above instead of worshipping something or someone else?
Prayer: Ask God to reveal the lesser gods in your life that compete for your worship, and give you the resolve necessary to reject them completely.