We all worship something. Whether you’re a Christian, an atheist, or anything in between, you have a god somewhere in your life that you, though perhaps indirectly, are worshipping. How do you identify what that is? Simply ask yourself this question: “On a day-to-day basis, where do I seek shelter? Where to I look for comfort, happiness, and fulfillment?” You answer is your god.

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

                -Joshua 24:15

As foolish as it would be for us to serve anyone but the Lord, it’s a choice God has nevertheless left us the option of making. We can serve anything or anyone we want, for God has given each of us a freewill to make that decision. Joshua’s words, though spoken to the Israelites, apply just as much to us today as they did to Israel then: “choose you this day whom ye will serve.” His own, personal choice was made clear with the famous words, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”

                         -Revelation 3:15-16

God would rather us not serve Him at all than to do so half-heartedly. In reality, though that lack of commitment may not seem like much at any given moment, it will manifest itself at crucial times in your life that give clear evidence of your spiritual condition. You might seem “committed” when surrounded by your Christian friends, but are you committed when peer pressure strikes or witnessing opportunities come your way? As it was said by C.S. Lewis, “The virtue of courage is a prerequisite for the practice of all other virtues; otherwise one is virtuous only when virtue has no cost.”

Where do you seek shelter from day-to-day? At you computer desk? At your school, or the town square? If so, know that those things provide a temporary and incomplete satisfaction. Only those who find shelter under the shadow of God’s wings are fully protected (Psalm 17:8).