"He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin..."
This is repeated over and over. Over and over reminding us that to serve someone or something else as God---to give someone or something else other than God the power to determine our choices, our schedules, how we share our gifts and treasure (in other words, idolatry)---this is what is evil in the sight of the LORD. God comes first. When we serve and love others, we are serving and loving God. To not have this as our priority is to do what is evil in the sight of God.
N.T. Wright shares: to have the love of God is "enslaving yourself to other people in a whole new way, making their needs your priorities and their sorrows your concern." God grants us the strength and power to live this love. Let's live this love of God today.
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