Exodus 20:2-4
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22 So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of
Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. 23 For
while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also
found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Acts 17:22-23 NASB
Talk
about hedging your bets. Just in case they didn’t have all the bases covered,
the men of Athens had a place to worship the Unknown God. No doubt, that made
them feel safer; more secure. And feeling secure is a big deal.
In
America, normally you don’t find an idol or an object of worship set up in the
house. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have them; they’re just more subtle.
The
best way to self-evaluate is to take a look at your time, talent and treasure.
Then ask yourself, how do you use them? Look at your calendar or checkbook or
online banking account. How are you spending your time and your money? How do
you use your talents?
John D. Rockefeller, was at one point the world’s richest
man and first ever American billionaire. Considering he was a billionaire
in the early 1900’s he is still considered as the richest person in modern
history. When a reporter asked him, “How much money is enough?” He
responded, “Just a little bit more.”
Whether
it’s about money or something else, don’t we all feel that way at one time or
another? But we are created for something more; something better; something
bigger. Here is what Paul wrote to follow up his words about the Unknown God.
This God, whom you worship
without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about. 24 “He is
the God who made the world and everything in it... 27 “His
purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward
him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. Acts 17:23-27 NLT
What
is it that you want “just a little bit more” of? God wants the best there is
for you. Should you settle for less?
