EGO, LUST AND GREED - BEWARE OF FALSE GOD'S PART THREE

“Next, taking him to a very high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘I will give you all these,’ he said, ‘if you fall at my feet an worship me.’ Then Jesus replied, ‘Be off, Satan! For Scripture says: ‘You must worship the Lord your God, and serve him alone.’” – Matthew 4:8-10

The following is the third installment in contributing writer, Dan Doyle’s, series about temptation. You can also read Part I and Part II now.

The Temptation in the Desert: Part III

How many times have we been tempted to worship other ‘gods’ than God? What other ‘gods’? The answers are not simple, but when we finally see how familiar they are to us and how dominant these other gods can be in our lives, we also realize how much we need to turn back toward God once again.

Some of us are driven by the god of the belly. When we find ourselves caught up in the addictions of food or drink, we begin to give all of our time and our treasure to that insatiable god. Some of us make a god of sex and sensuality. Look at our culture’s obsession with these things and how much attention and money is paid in the worship of these gods. Indeed, some of us give all of our selves over to the illusions of money and its supposed ability to bring us happiness.


“Next, taking him to a very high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘I will give you all these,’ he said, ‘if you fall at my feet an worship me.’ Then Jesus replied, ‘Be off, Satan! For Scripture says: ‘You must worship the Lord your God, and serve him alone.’” – Matthew 4:8-10

The following is the third installment in contributing writer, Dan Doyle’s, series about temptation. You can also read Part I and Part II now.

The Temptation in the Desert: Part III

How many times have we been tempted to worship other ‘gods’ than God? What other ‘gods’? The answers are not simple, but when we finally see how familiar they are to us and how dominant these other gods can be in our lives, we also realize how much we need to turn back toward God once again.

Some of us are driven by the god of the belly. When we find ourselves caught up in the addictions of food or drink, we begin to give all of our time and our treasure to that insatiable god. Some of us make a god of sex and sensuality. Look at our culture’s obsession with these things and how much attention and money is paid in the worship of these gods. Indeed, some of us give all of our selves over to the illusions of money and its supposed ability to bring us happiness.

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Dan Doyle is a retired professor of English and Humanities. He taught 13 years at the high school level and 22 years at the university level. He spends his time now babysitting his granddaughter. He is a poet and a blogger as well. Dan holds an AA degree in English Literature, a BA in Comparative Literature, and an MA in Theology. To read more of Dan’s work, click here.