IDLE ON IDOLS: Prelude
Idle: apathetic, indifferent, numb, dormant, motionless
Idol: Anything or anyone placed above or in the place of God
A hand-clinching prelude into the gripping entrance of Journey’s current teaching, #idleonidols , exposes the truth of a calloused heart becoming a storehouse for the very things that Christ abhors. Chasing replacements for Christ in a world full of counterfeits is a dangerous trap from Satan to pull us in and away from God by keeping us spiritually idle.
LORD, there was a time when
Your throne became a home for my idols
I took myself away from Your everlasting glory
built an altar for the world and whispered, “You’re my one and only”
Chasing superficial versions of You entertained me
left me star-gazing in the presence of worldly deities
Reverential stares got the best of me
A counterfeit comfort were all my eyes could see
Powerless gods dressed in their finest robes
Sat me down to feast and left me feeling hollow
Spoon-fed me empty words of shallow bribes
Devoured me with every swallowed lie
My infatuation was a cheap escape for Your replacement
Spiritual idleness kept me motionless at the invitation to repent
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