Acts 7:39-40 – “Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts, ⁴⁰ saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go in front of us, for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what has happened to him!”

As I prayed, I pondered, and as I read Acts 7, several things quickened to my heart.   Stephen’s detailing of Israel’s history is powerful and a virtual goldmine of revelatory and life-altering truths.

• Joseph’s total healing of hurt and abandonment resonates powerfully.  

His healing was directly connected to his understanding of Covenant and the vision God had birthed in him.  God’s promises, coupled with God’s vision birthed in us, enable us to withstand Anything!

• Moses is another example of God’s incredible love and mercy, as well as His power.

Moses was highly educated, trained, and capable, but he presumed upon God’s timing and attempted to do it his way.   He failed, but after he was humbled, God used him to deliver Israel, the original purpose fulfilled 40 years later.

The people of Israel received God’s deliverance with joy Until they faced difficulties, and then they returned to Egypt In Their Hearts.  (Acts 7:39)

They returned to a state of selfishness and idolatry.   (Acts 7:43) They took the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of Rompha with them.

In the midst of God’s presence, they clung to the idols of their hearts.    The question for us today is, What Idols of the Heart do we worship?

Are we Totally devoted to and Totally dependent upon God?   If we are looking for Anything to be our provision other than Him, it is an idol of the heart.   God “is” Our Provision.   God “is” our help.  God “is” our hope.  He Never Fails and is Incapable of telling a lie.

His Word Never Fails.  Can we, like Joseph, walk in adversity and rejection and be Whole?   Can we, like Moses, empty ourselves to the point that we live Totally dependent upon God?  Can we, like Stephen, become so focused on God and the Kingdom that even if we are murdered for our faith, see Jesus, and forgive?

What our hearts are full of determines how we view life, others, God, and live.   Matthew 6:33 – Jesus first, second, third, and totally is my desire.  In that state, we can Become Who God says we Are.

Victory is ours today if we will remove the Idols of our Hearts!