I have always THOROUGHLY enjoyed reading 1 Samuel 5:1-4!
The Philistines brought the ark of God from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon [their idol]. 3 When they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon had fallen upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him in his place again. 4 But when they arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had again fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and [his] head and both the palms of his hands were lying cut off on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left him. AMP
This incident is really God confirming what He has said about Himself! Look at Isaiah 44:6-8:
6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the First and I am the Last; besides Me there is no God. [Rev 1:17; 2:8; 22:13.] 7 Who is like Me? Let him [stand and] proclaim it, declare it, and set [his proofs] in order before Me, since I made and established the people of antiquity. [Who has announced from of old] the things that are coming? Then let them declare yet future things. 8 Fear not, nor be afraid [in the coming violent upheavals]; have I not told it to you from of old and declared it? And you are My witnesses! Is there a God besides Me? There is no [other] Rock; I know not any. AM
Our God IS God, and there is NO OTHER!!! Amen! How silly is it to make anything or anyone else the god of your life? Look at Isaiah 44:14-17 to see how really idiotic this is!
14 He hews for himself cedars, and takes the holm tree and the oak and lets them grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest; he plants a fir tree or an ash, and the rain nourishes it. 15 Then it becomes fuel for a man to burn; a part of it he takes and warms himself, yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. [Then out of the remainder, the leavings] he also makes a god and worships it! He [with his own hands] makes it into a graven image and falls down and worships it! 16 He burns part of the wood in the fire; with part of it he [cooks and] eats flesh, he roasts meat and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire! 17 And from what is left [of the log] he makes a god, his graven idol. He falls down to it, he worships it and prays to it and says, Deliver me, for you are my god! AMP
Whether we are dealing with Mohammed, Buddha, Krishna, Allah, Rah, or any other of the hundreds of names given to idols who are called gods by many, they are NOT!!! There is only ONE God and OUR God IS God! There is only ONE LORD, and His Name is JESUS! Look at Acts 4:12:
12 And there is salvation in and through no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by and in which we must be saved AMP
AMEN! How very exciting it is to know the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible , and to BE KNOWN by Him! Here is Hillsong with "God One And Only":
Shalom in Him!
