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Today's verses are Jonah 2:8 and Exodus 20:3-6 with Leah Arthur.
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.
You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
"Heavenly Father, thank you for your word. I pray that you would soften our hearts to it and convict us of any idols that we worship and are placing above you... help us to know that we can find fulfillment in our relationship with you, Lord."
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Leah Arthur is the Family Editor of Crosswalk.com. She graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in English and minors in Creative Writing and Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication.
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