Idols — Nicole Barreiro
Rev 22:8-9
S …I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
O After the angel revealed to John the visions in Revelation, John fell down to worship the angel. He stopped John and said that he was a “fellow servant” and gave the glory for the prophesies to God
A Too often I get distracted from “being about my Father’s business” by focusing my admiration on other people. I don’t literally fall at their feet and worship them, but I worship them by my admiration of their giftings, abilities, lives, position, and appearance. I compare myself, put them on a pedestal, or think, “I could never be that.” This distracts me from worshiping the One that deserves it: my Creator who made me perfectly me; my Healer who has restored the mistakes of my past; my Savior who chose me and died so that I could have life in its fullness!
P Lord, thank you for all that you have done for me! I choose to worship you- my Creator, Healer, and Savior. Help me to not be distracted by comparing and admiring others who are my fellow servants. Amen!
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September 17th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Nicole, I am so thankful for your honesty in your journal. I get so caught up in trying to impress people and forget that really my goal should be to impress the Lord. It is so hard for me not to compare myself to others and remember that God made each one of us different for very good reasons. I can’t imagine what this world would look like if we were all the same. I am thankful for you and who you are and I know that we are in this together.
September 18th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Nicole, I was pondering the idea of giving God the worship, praise, glory He deserves. To often, I find myself thinking I wish I could pray like them or they have a beautiful voice I wish mine sounded like theirs. Or they know so much and are so full of wisdom I see that I am holding them up on a throne so to speak then I remember that were equal in God’s eyes. God has given each of us special talents and gifts and we have to realize that He deserves all the glory, He deserves all our worship and all our praises. We are all His servants that are unique according to His blue print for our lives. We need to daily be thankful for what we have been given and to remember to worship the One who is worthy of our Praise, Glory, and Worship. Our Heavenly Father.