The way someone looks at this commandment will dictate how they look at all the rest of the commandments. If someone disregards this commandment, they will almost certainly disregard the rest of the commandments.
What is “hidden” or “secret idolatry?” It is loving anything more than God. It is living your life for anything other than God. It is permitting something in this world to sit on the throne of our heart instead of God. Jesus says it very simply in the Sermon on the Mount.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:21)
If God asked you to sacrifice your children for him, could you do it? If God asked you to sacrifice your parents for him, could you do it? If God asked you to sacrifice your spouse for him, could you do it? What about your bank account? What about your job? Your aspirations? Your land? Your house? If God asked you to give up your car or cars for him, could you do it?
Remember the dog with the bone in his mouth who saw his reflection over deep water. It looked to him like the other dog had a bigger bone, so he started to growl, but the other dog wouldn't give the bone. He growled more fiercely, still no change. Finally he snapped for the other bone, and his bone dropped into the deep water and disappeared. The foolish dog lost his real bone for an illusion. That's what happens when we get so caught up in the things of this world that we displace God in our lives. We exchange the real God for an illusion!!!
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