Our readings for Sunday, February 1 are about prophets, demons and idols – all kinds of fun stuff! On Sunday we hear of Moses’ longing that all God’s people would be prophets, able to hear and share God’s word. Our readings from Deuteronomy give us some insight as to what being a prophet involves. On Sunday Crystal will be preaching and the New Testament focus will be the reading from I Corinthians, which focuses on the struggles the Christians in Corinth had when as they faced a culture filled with idols. For these disciples these idols were literal: idols to all kinds of Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. While our idols may not be as literal, they are no less real. According to the Reformers Martin Luther and John Calvin, we are all prone to be idolaters: we all offer our worship and allegiance to something, just not necessarily to the God revealed first through Israel and then through Jesus Christ. What idols do we make for ourselves (any ideas, Steelers’ fans?)? In our lives, what are the rivals that divert our attention and allegiance away from God? While we don’t struggle with eating meat because it may have been a sacrifice to a pagan idol, are there any areas of life that are difficult for us to navigate because of our allegiance to God? Here are readings that will help prepare us for Sunday:
Thursday 1/29
Deuteronomy 3:23-29
Romans 9:6-18
Friday 1/30
Deuteronomy 12:28-32
Revelation 2:12-17
Saturday 1/31
Deuteronomy 13:1-5
Matthew 8:28-9:1
Read Psalm 111 each of these three days
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