2 Kings 17:1-18:12, Acts 20, Psalms 148:1-14, Proverbs 18:6-7
What God said to me – The history of Israel should be a cautionary tale to society today. Judgment fell because they rejected My Law and My Covenant and all of My warnings and they followed vanity and became vain. Vanity actually has two meanings – one is to be conceited and prideful and full of oneself and the other is to be empty and worthless. One leads to the other. When you fill up your life with yourself, you will eventually become empty, like a glass with a hole in the bottom. You were not made to worship anything or anyone but Me, least of all yourself. The only way for you to live a full and fulfilling life is for you to quit trying to fill it yourself and allow Me, the Living Water, to fill you. Israel even tried to straddle both worlds by saying they feared Me but still worshipped idols. However it doesn’t work that way – it can’t. “I AM” a jealous God. You must be wholly devoted to Me. Choose you each day, each moment who you will serve.