This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty—: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭44‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

If we are exceptionally good at anything, it’s creating gods for ourselves. 

People elevating things to a status or place of worship is commonplace in the Bible and is a primary offense to God. 

Often unintentionally, drugs, drinking, eating, sex, and a host of other vices become the gods we worship, obey, and choose to spend the most time with.

But our God is a jealous God. 

To watch you make a conscious choice directing your affections elsewhere breaks his heart and violates his intentions. 

People were made for worship. It’s embedded in our personal constitution. 

We were created to worship our creator, of whom, despite our circuitous attempts, there is no substitute. 

I, you, we, are owned. 

That makes God’s jealousy make perfect sense. 

He wants you. He fights for you. He gave his only son as a sacrifice for you. 

Let go of things you try to constitute as god and come back to your creator, the real thing.