Every time I read a book from
Kyle Idleman I am forced to assess myself and my life under the microscope of a
Christ follower. It’s never easy and it
is always eye-opening.
“You shall have no other gods
before me.” “You shall not make for
yourself an idol.” If you think that
these commandments are archaic or don’t have meaning in your life because you
don’t worship little wooden statues like the pagans of the Old Testament, you
are frighteningly wrong. This book, gods
at war, shows you what kind of gods you may be worshiping. And, as usual, Kyle brings up points that will
make you ponder your life and God’s Word.
One such point is that God “gives
us the freedom to say no but insists on giving us every possible, conceivable
chance to say yes.” Thank God for
that! After reminding us that God is a
jealous God, he takes us through the various potential idols in our lives,
giving us real life examples of people who have been through the process of
realizing that they had put something ahead of God and what happened in their lives
after they discovered the truth. He also
shows how this same thing affected some of the people in the Bible itself.
One of my favorite quotes in the
book is not actually from Kyle, it’s from Abraham Kuyper. “There is not one square inch in the whole
domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all,
does not cry: ‘Mine, that belongs to me!’” What a comforting thought.
I would highly suggest this book –
if you can handle taking a good look into your own life. Because you will not have a choice, but you
will not be disappointed if it leads to a closer relationship with God.
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