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No I cannot raise the

banner of another,
when His banner over
me is love.

The World Cup as a tournament will be over in a few

weeks. You may remember your holiday or aspects of
the tournament for the rest of your life. Future
generations will write in their history books where
the tournament was held and wo won.

and

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Idolatry

"He has taken me to the banquet hall

and His banner over me is Love."
Song of Solomon 2:4 (NIV)
Jesus took the punishment that we deserve. If we repent and turn to
Christ then we will no longer have to face God's wrath on the Day of

earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth." Exodus

Judgment. Jesus dealt with our sins once and for all on the Cross where

20 4-5 (ESV)

He died.

Idolatry is just one of the 10 Commandments we break repeatedly,

Jesus loved you so much, that He died for you. He took the punishment

often not even realizing that we are breaking a Commandment.

that you deserve so that you could be with Him in Heaven forever.

"With a loud command and with the shout

We break it by exalting ourselves or thinking more of ourselves than

We must agree with God that we have sinned and confess our many sins,

we think of God. Or we care more about what others say about us

repent, which means determine to stop sinning of known sins.

than what God says about us.

Surrender to Jesus as Lord, which means He now commands our

decisions and our actions, and Saviour.

Today, in our country we care more about what politicians or sports

stars say than what God says. We spend more time reading the daily

Jesus did not stay dead, but arose again from the dead, then ascended

newspaper, or watching TV, or playing sports and computer games,

into Heaven.

than we spend reading the Bible.

One day, there will be a loud trumpet sound from Heaven and Jesus will
We are all guilty of breaking not only this commandment, but all of

return. He will return in great power and glory. He will set up the

them, whether intentionally or unintentionally, whether by physical

Judgment Day where we will all give account of the deeds done in the

action or by the attitude of our heart.

flesh. If you belong to Jesus, you do not have to fear the same Judgment

The only thing God can do with our Idolatry is to judge it and punish

already paid for. But we will give an account of how we have served and

it. The wages of sin is death.

obeyed Him.

and the punishment for what you have repented of and what Christ has

of the chief angel and a blast of God's trumpet, the Lord will return from heaven. Then those who had faith in Christ before

they died will be raised to life." 1 Thes 4:16 (CEV)

You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any

likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the