S - Ezekiel 14: 1 Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came to me: 3 "Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. should I indeed let myself be consulted by them? 4 Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer his as he comes with the multitude of his idols, 5 that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged from me through their idols.
6 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Repent and turn away from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7 For any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, who separates himself from me, taking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, an yet comes to a prophet to consult me through him, I the Lord will answer him myself. 8 And I will set my face against that man; I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
O - My child whom I love, today I want to tell you . . . if you have idols in our life. If you take them into your heart and let them cause you to stumble or take time away from me, you need to get rid of them and free yourself of their stronghold on you before you come to me and seek my guidance. There must be nothing in your life that is more important than your time with me.
A - I must set aside time each day to come before the Lord and seek his guidance. I must let nothing get in the way of that time. And there must be nothing in my life that is more important than the Lord and doing his service.
P - Heavenly Father, help me to make you the ruler of my life. Forgive me for the times when I put other things before you. Forgive me for allowing my self to be sidetracked from spending time with you. Help me to remember, every day, to come before you, to spend time in your word and to listen for your voice. I love you and want to serve you to the best of my ability.
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