Jesus said the greatest commandment
is this: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and strength. He
called His followers to a deeper level of sacrifice and commitment than
required of any other leader. When he invites us to follow him he does not do
so flippantly or casually. This is an invitation to start over. He calls
followers to denial of self and whole hearted commitment. Devotion to Christ is not about adopting a
moralistic self-improvement program; in fact it’s not about us at all, it’s
about God the creator, savior, and Lord of all.
In god’s at war, Kyle Idleman provides a profound and convicting commentary
on the internal struggle of mankind. As he brings out in his book idolatry is not an issue--It is THE issue.
Kyle takes readers on a revealing journey helping Christ followers identify the
false gods which wage a diabolical war for our hearts. Through a series of
probing questions, and biblical explanations Idleman provides a valuable reminder
of the false gods we allow to have control of our heart. What do you sacrifice for? What makes you mad? What do you worry most
about? What controls your life? By honestly answering these questions we
begin to get a brutal look at the condition of our heart.
Tracing the damage trail caused by
sin throughout scripture and human history, Kyle get to the heart of the human plight. Our society obsesses
over treating our symptoms; yet all to often are not willing to treat the
source problem. The first and original sin was not Adams sin od disobedience but
Lucifer’s prideful idolatry and thus he filled man with this same idolatry. This
is a central theme in Kyles book. Kyle charges believers to not put a fresh
coat of paint on the deep issues that we face, rather to take a brutally honest
inventory of our heart and lives. All too often we say we have a problem with
lying, lust, anger, ect. Yet these are symptoms of a much deeper issue. It’s a
matter of the heart.
Jesus said from the abundance of
the heart the man speaks. The question we must ask ourselves is to whom have we
pledged our allegiance? What god reigns supreme in our hearts. Is it the god of
pleasure, power, love, or the one true God? What are we thirsty for? Are you
craving attention, companionship, family, more money, more power, and more
attention? Serving false gods relentlessly calls us to chase after many things
to find fulfillment, they demand more than we can bear, and provide far lee
than we hoped. Though they all promised satisfaction they leave us more thirsty
more empty than before.
Jesus calls us to come to him for
he is the only one who truly satisfies. He said, “Drink from me and you’ll
never thirst again” As the noted British apologist once said. That if I find in
myself a desire which nothing in this world can satisfy the only logical
conclusion is that I was made for another world.”
No matter where you are in your walk I strongly recommend
god’s at war to any Christian. It is
a book that should be in every Christians library. After reading this book you
will not look at life and the faith the same way.
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