"And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:
For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing."
2 Kings 17:9-12
This is a good reminder of how easy it is to get off course as we are following Christ and walking the path of God. No matter how close we have been to God, chosen and blessed abundantly, when we rebel against God, even just in our hearts and outwardly pretend to still be part of his people, then we start losing the Spirit and all things aren't working together for our good anymore. We start slipping where we were once upheld by the hand of God, and we are left in our own strength, which always feels like weakness compared to being supported by the Lord.
Today, if we're going off track, even in a secret or small way, it isn't secret to God. Let's rethink and remind ourselves why we chose God in the first place. Let's get back on track and put our faith back where it should be, in God and the path of Christ, which is the only way to salvation.
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