How Not to Bow. Part [4] 07/15/2025 (Evening thought)

1st John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Fashions and fads of the day are adopted by the popular majority, with no regard to what God says in His word. In fact, the items do not even have to fit properly, once it is the in thing, persons who are governed solely by the latest, will eventually bow down, for it is a mode of thought and action that has come to be adopted. When Jacob was on his way back home, he required the members of his family to surrender the jewelry, and other graven images in their possession, which he describes as gods.

He then buries them out of sight, to prevent a return to former false concepts. That’s because the Bible instructs us not to adorn ourselves with jewelry, so, if Jacob is now going to bury them where his family would never find them there must be something about it that is out of line with Biblical teaching, even though it is fashionable.

Genesis 35: 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.

1st Peter 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

How Not to Bow. Part [3] 07/14/2025 (Morning thought)

Psalms 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

[The Great Controversy pp 583] It is as easy to make an idol of false doctrines, and theories as to fashion an idol of wood or stone. With many a philosophical idol is enthroned in the place of Jehovah; “While the living God, as he is revealed in his Word, in Christ, and in the works of creation, is worshiped by but few. Thousands deify nature, while they deny the God of nature.

Though in a different form, idolatry exists in the Christian world today as verily as it existed among ancient Israel in the days of Elijah. The god of many professed wise men, philosophers, poets, politicians, journalists; the god of polished fashionable circles, of many colleges, universities and even of some theological institutions is little better than Baal, the sun god of Phoenicia.

However, after commanding us not to have any gods other than the True God the Bible says that we must not bow down to them nor serve them. This means that we must never let them dictate, stipulate, and direct what we do, for if this is done we will become subservient to them and will do their bidding in the  end. For example, if one is in the habit of bowing down to the god of fashion, whatsoever is trending would be purchased and worn, regardless of whether it is in harmony with what God says.

 Psalms 115:7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusts in them.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!