Sarah Young's Devotional for Teens Vs Scripture

Idolatry, False Worship, and the Limits of Created Things

Alright, so the next devotion is titled worship only me. Quote only I am God only I deserve your worship. Do not devote yourself your time or your attention to the things of this world. Do not let them become idols false gods.

Don't bow down to the idols of this world. They have no power. They can't forgive your sins. Love you unconditionally or take you home to heaven. Only I can do these things. So worship only me in quote page 24.

Again God himself says see now that I even I am he and there is no God beside me. I kill and I make alive I wound and I heal and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. Deuteronomy 32 39. He directs us not to turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves.

For I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 19 4. So to make idols and worship anything other than God is a sin. We do this our teens do this we place things higher than God and rely on them to give us peace.

Entertainment education our occupation our job our good works people money safety. Physical health and well-being, etc. We look to such things as these to provide peace and security. Instead of the God who has given these in his common grace.

Israel’s Wilderness Failures as Warnings for Christians

The Holy Spirit through the Apostle Paul gives more information regarding this. Now these things took place as examples for us. These things being the writings of Moses specifically the records of the Jews travels through the wilderness.

That we might not desire evil as they did do not be idolaters as some of them were as it is written the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did and 23 ,000 fell in a single day.

We must not put Christ to the test as some of them did and were destroyed by servants. Nor grumble as some of them did and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now these things have these things happened to them as an example.

But they were written down for our instruction on whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No Temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.

God is faithful and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. But with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape that you may be able to endure it. Therefore my beloved fleeing from idolatry.

I speak as to sensible people judge for yourselves. What I say. 1st Corinthians 10 6 to 14. Let us not merely stop worshipping these things but encourage ourselves and our teens to identify these idols.

The Gospel as the Power to Turn from Idols

Repent of them and trust in Christ redeeming work on the cross for them. For he has made a way out of the temptation to worship idols and that is the gospel. The power to save us from them and all other sins.

Romans 1 16. So not only does scripture tell us not to have idols. But it also proclaims the gospel which saves us from them something which these devotions are very lacking.