The One Year Bible - Day 123

Judges 17 is one of those incredibly crazy stories that sound far-fetched even among the stories of God's miracles. This mum makes a silver idol which Micah installs as a shrine and employs a Levite to be the priest for it. It gets taken by a load of warriors from the tribe of Dan who worship it right up until the exile occurs. I really don't know what to say about it except I guess it reinforces the grip that idolatry can take on people - many people, for a long time. Is there similar idolatry in our lives? Do we idolise things that have a form of sacredness like church buildings, pastors, vicars, worship leaders, Christian bands, Christian books? They all have the ability to lead us astray if they take us from Christ to a poor imitation of Christ. Of course, we often say that these things "lead us to Christ" and of course some do but do they all? How much time do you give these things compared to how much time you give to God in prayer and Bible study? I didn't think so!