Date: November 15, 2010 9:26 PM
Topic: +DEV+ The Power Idol
The Power Idol
"I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive forever and ever! And I hold they keys of death and Hades" (Revelation 1:18)!
Scripture Focus: Matthew 2:7-16
Herod the Great, who ruled Judea when Jesus was born, was known as "King of the Jews." He was so power hungry that he disposed of every political rival as well as many family members. You can imagine Herod's alarm when the magi inquired in Jerusalem, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews" (Matthew 2:2)? His scheme to find this king failed, so he ordered the killing of innocent boys two years old and under living in and around Bethlehem (vs. 16).
Clearly, Herod worshiped power. So have history's dictators and many of today's corrupt politicians or CEOs. Lest we think the "power idol" can't possibly reach our own lives, we should remind ourselves of Paul's words to his dear friends in Philippi and to us: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition...in humility consider others better than yourselves" (Philippians 2:3).
Only Jesus has the right to rule our lives, and He beckons us to follow Him. He took on our very nature; all power belongs to Him!
Insight: "We don't have to surrender our lives to key people if we know the Keeper of the Keys." (Anonymous)
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