Justin Buzzard likened idolatry to a pacifier in a recent post. "We all have our pacifiers," Buzzard blogged, be they things like job security, relationships, success, reputation, money, planning, comfort, or anything else to which people are prone to give ultimate allegiance or center their lives upon. "We've come to love them too much. ... This is why the allure of idolatry is so strong in our lives. We attach our attention, affection, and assurance to created things rather than the Creator because of the sin in our own hearts and because of the many ways other people have sinned against us."
When God in love takes those "pacifiers" away from his children, he said that it's important for God's children to know something about their Sovereign Father: "he loves his kids. This never changes. All who repent of running their own life and trust Jesus as Savior have inherited an invincible love relationship with the Father. And the reason the Father has ripped the pacifier from your clenched mouth is the same reason he chose you before the foundation of the world, justified you at your conversion, and will one day glorify you in his presence: because he loves you! Don’t just read these words, believe these words.
"He loves you! He loves you! He loves you!
"Child of God, you had a problem and you didn’t know it. You’ve been sucking on a pacifier for years and it’s been damaging you and damaging others. You’ve refused to give it up. Now God has arranged the circumstances of your life to decisively pull the pacifier from your grip. You’re shaken up, but he has you right where he wants you. The only way forward is to trust your Father. Trust him! Let him love you. Trust his plan. Trust him and love him with all your heart. New territory will open up before you."
Read his entire post here.
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