Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar made
a huge golden image and ordered everyone to bow down and worship it. Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego, who were believers in the true God, refused to bow down,
even under the threat of being executed (Daniel 3).
Today in our society, people order
us to bow down to the idols of political correctness, fake news, the lie of evolution, and sexual immorality. Unfortunately, many
people who claim to be Christians are bowing their knees to these idols. Are
you bowing down? Three things are needed to stand up for the truth and to not
bow down:
#1 We must be absolutely convinced the Bible is true. If you aren’t convinced the Bible is God’s Word, you will
sooner or later bow down to idols. Did you know that every archeological excavation in Israel has confirmed
the truth of the Bible? Did you know the Bible proves itself as true through fulfilled prophecies that have come to
pass? God spoke to the Old Testament prophets about what would happen in the
future. They recorded hundreds of predictions—and they all came to pass.
#2 Faith inside your heart must be greater than outward
pressure. The pressure to bow to man-made
idols is becoming greater every day. If you squeeze a cracker in your hand it will
crumble because the outward pressure is greater than the inward strength. But
you if squeeze a baseball, nothing will happen because the inside is greater
than the outside.
#3 We must love the Lord more than this world. When we love the Lord we commit our lives to Him. Your
life on earth will soon be over but you will exist forever either in heaven or hell. “Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him…and the world is
passing away, and also its desires, but the one who does the will of God
abides forever” (1 John 2:15,17).
One day every person who has ever lived will bow down to Jesus and confess
that He is Lord (Phil. 2:10-11). This doesn’t mean that everyone will eventually be saved. Those who did not worship Him while on earth will not spend eternity with Him in heaven.
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