NOT GIVING UP GOD

Are we keeping God first in our lives or are we prioritizing other things?

Psalm 106:20

We should honor God above everything else. Nothing should take God’s place. Such is outlined as the first of the Ten Commandments. But how soon do we break this?

The children of Israel broke this commandment with the golden calf. They exchanged God for something less than God. They preferred an earthly object instead of the divine. Death instead of life.

Moses pointed out to the Israelites their grave sin. How is Moses pointing out our faults today? What are we honoring instead of God? Are we putting God first in our daily lives?

Let us walk with Moses and approach God for forgiveness. Let us expel whatever our “golden calf” may be. Let us focus on how to make God first all throughout our day. Everything good will follow after this.

Tags: Commandment, Honor, Idolatry, Priority, Psalm, Repent, Sin

« Previous Reflection

Next Reflection »

Related Reflections

Choosing Spiritual Life • Romans 6:23

How much are we thinking about our spiritual life when we sin?

Embracing God Always • Baruch 4:28

Are we aware that we need to constantly repent since we tend to not follow God’s way?

Recent Content

[HOMILIES]

The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Hate feeling lost from the Sunday readings? Searching for a better explanation of the bible than what you heard from your pastor's sermon? Check out the collection of audio, video, and text commentaries from various Christian experts for a better understanding of today's scripture.

[Bible Verse Reflection]

Correct Answer but Incorrect • Mark 8:29

Questioning our understanding of Jesus as Christ/Messiah

[Podcast]

Spiritual Direction

Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ has been a spiritual director for many years and he shares his work on bringing others closer to Jesus Christ. What is spiritual direction? Where can you find a spiritual director? Listen as Fr. Thibodeaux explains what it entails, what it's not and how you can also get spiritual direction.