HOUSEHOLD IDOLS

by Bob Hostetler

Many fine Christian families today are in a situation like Jacob’s when he left Paddan Aram. God told Jacob to leave the land of his father-in-law, Laban, and return to his ancestral home (Genesis 31:3). So Jacob made his escape. But his caravan included cargo Jacob didn’t know about: Laban’s household gods, secretly taken by Jacob’s wife Rachel (Genesis 31:19). God had blessed Jacob, and God was preparing him for yet greater things. But pagan idols had slipped into Jacob’s household.

So it is in many of our homes today. We haven’t turned our backs on God; we haven’t stopped worshiping Him or enjoying His favor. Nonetheless, idols have been brought into our households.

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