Most Christian teaching today identifies an idol as anything that comes between God’s people and himself. Yet that’s only a partial description of idolatry.
Idolatry has to do with a much deeper heart issue. The number-one idol among God’s people isn’t adultery, pornography or alcohol. It’s a much more powerful lust. What is this idol? It’s a driving ambition for success. And it even has a doctrine to justify it.
The idolatry of being successful describes many in God’s house today. These people are upright, morally clean, full of good works. But they’ve set up an idol of ambition in their hearts, and they can’t be shaken from it.
God loves to bless his people. He wants his people to succeed in all they undertake honestly. But there is now a raging spirit in the land that is overtaking multitudes – this is the spirit of love for recognition.
How far we have strayed from the gospel of living through dying to self, ego and worldly ambition.
Success is from the Lord – or would you rather pursue it to make it happen? …..Rom (9:16)
David Wilkerson
Pastor/ Bible Teacher
Changi Chapel 
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