“I am the Lord your God…You shall have no
other gods before me.”
Exodus 20:3
I am a child of
the 60’s. The word of that era was
LOVE. There was love in the air and
everyone believed that love could conquer all.
Love one another was the standard of the day. Communes were created as groups of people
lived in love with one another. The
Beatles sang the anthem of the day; “All you need is love.” It was all beautiful, groovy, far out, and
unfortunately short lived. It was
missing a major element.
Fifty years later
I hear the same sentiment; all we need is love.
The movement of spirituality over religion is raising up groups of
people just loving each other and everyone else in the world. They are reimaging the church on a foundation
of love. New communes are being formed
where people are committed to love one another.
It all sounds beautiful, groovy, and far out; but it is missing a major element.
The missing
element is God. God IS love. It is an attribute of His; a gift of the
Spirit. A love that isn’t subjected to
God will have no substance; it will merely be a wishful sentiment and will not
be steadfast and sustainable. To worship
love is to worship one of the things of God rather than God Himself, and that
is idolatry.
Those who consider
themselves to be God’s people, God’s children, are commanded to have no other
gods before Him. Love is not to be a
foundation; God is the only firm foundation.
From that firm foundation love will come, as will the other attributes
of God, like compassion, social justice, care for the poor, and truly caring
for one another.
Love is beautiful,
groovy, far out, and an attribute of those who love God. But it is God who IS love who is to be the
firm foundation from which to build on.
It is God who is to be honored, worshiped, and lifted up before all
else.
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