Allowing No Thing to Take the Place of God

UV 3294/10000 Allowing No Thing to Take the Place of God
And make the Almighty your gold and your precious silver.

Job 22 v 25

We ought not to allow anything to take the place of God. Rather, we should let God take the place of everything precious in our lives. He then becomes our currency- the means by which we obtain whatever we seek or need. It implies that we need to give first priority to the Lord in our lives over every other person or valuable thing in our lives. We delight in the Lord and His word as the source of everything good in our lives. The uni-verse states that we should delight in the Lord as a man would delight in gold and precious silver. We should value His grace and mercy over any other relationship or resource. As Jesus said, " Our hearts are where our treasure is. " Hence, we should treasure or value the Lord above all our valuables.


Solomon spent seven years to build the temple but took thirteen years to build his own palace, indicating that he gave priority to his own comfort and need over the presence of the Lord. This led to many errors and folly in the life of the wisest man who ever lived. Learning a lesson from his experience, we should focus on continually acknowledging, depending and adoring the Lord. His light or His grace will then shine on all of our ways. Like the broken pieces of bangles make beautiful patterns in a kaleidoscope, the Lord will make beautiful patterns even out of the broken parts of our lives.

Material things are of no value from an eternal perspective. The kingdom of God is the most precious pearl for which we should be ready to barter anything else valuable in our lives. This attitude will reveal that our hearts are “circumcised” to the Lord, implying that we are dedicated and devoted to serving the Lord and doing His will in the course of our days. We need to store in our hearts the Word which is compared to finest gold and silver. It will keep us on the right paths and preserve as well as enhance the quality and impact of our lives.