A primary command from God is that we are to love and worship Him first and foremost. This is often misunderstood as forbidding us from bowing down to statues and praying to false gods. To which we can easily say "I've never done that, and am not planning on it anytime soon." We move on to other commandments, thinking this one doesn't pertain to us.

In reality it is warning us from putting anything in our lives at a higher elevation than God. This is something we do all the time. In modern day life we rarely worship by bowing down to something. We worship, instead, by devoting time, money, and thoughts toward something. Using this more appropriate modern day measure. What do we Worship?

Look at your checkbook. Make a time log of how you spend your day. Think about how often you pay bills. These are the things you are worshiping. Put some thought into your life priorities, what you want to be worshiping, and devote your time, energy, and thought accordingly.

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