1Cor 12: 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Gentiles are people that don’t know God, if you don’t know God, you will likely be carried away by idols
Gen 35: 1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
If we must win in the battles of success this year, we have to put away strange gods and idols we had served over these years.
There’re levels you can’t get to until you rid yourself of idols and idol worship. Idols are strange things that has replaced the place of God in our life.
We pursue them with all our strength and are ready to eliminate or do away with anyone who tries to advise us or counsel us.
Idols are so powerful that when anyone is enticed by them, we find it difficult to listen to godly counsel and reasoning.
The greatest modern idols are in form of (our business, chase for money, or careers).
Anyone that can skip fellowship because of money or business is an idol worship. When men begin to worship idols, their worship for the living God will drop. Matthew 6:24
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Love for idol worship opens anyone to all dangers and evil. 1Tim 6: 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.