Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. (2 Kings 23:24)
That’s why King Josiah was so doggedly determined to purge Judah of its idolatry – “that he might establish the words of the law.”
You can’t follow the counsel of God while listening to the counsel of mediums. You can’t hear the voice of the living God while conjuring up voices from the dead. Your family can’t serve the God of heaven while trying to appease the household gods. You can’t adore Jehovah God while staring at idols.
You can’t follow God’s Word while pursuing the way of the culture. Period.
And yet we try. Yes, we – you and way too often me too.
So, what do we do? We develop a rhythm of repentance.
Every day we open the Bible and listen to God’s Word. Every day we let God’s Word search our hearts and root out any idolatry. Every day we talk to God about everything, including the struggle we feel with our idols and the sins we too often commit. And every day we rise up by God’s grace in his forgiveness to establish his Word in our lives.
Jared Wilson calls it “The Rhythm of Spilling Your Guts”.1 Spill ‘em. Today and every day.
1The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together by Jared C. Wilson
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