A German pastor who survived a World War II concentration camp (Martin Niemoller) wrote, “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.
II King 18:4, King Hezekiah removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles (idol altars). He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan.
Idolatry begins when people reject what they know about God. Instead of looking to Him as Creator and Sustainer of life, they see themselves as the center of life. Idolators have their own “gods” that are convenient projections of their own selfish plans and desires.
Prayer is a curious concept, both in and out of church. Believers and unbelievers alike commonly console one another with “You’re in my thoughts and prayers.”
It was the Apostle John’s final warning to his readers in his first epistle: I John 5:21, Dear children keep yourselves from idols.
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