Elementary: What is false worship?

We started by reviewing the first two commandments God gave to Moses: 1.) Worship only the true God. 2.) Do not make any idols.

Our lesson was from 2 Chronicles 33:1-20. Manasseh became king of Judah when he was 12 (yikes!) and he did not keep God's first two commandments. He began worshiping false gods, and even had some put into God's temple. We talked about why rocks and wood don't make good gods- they can't hear you, and they can't do anything for you! We have the privilege of praying to the One True God, who loves to hear hear our voice and has unlimited power to answer us. Thankfully, after Manasseh was taken captive by the Babylonians he repented. God forgave him, and Manasseh led the people of Judah to only love and worship the one true God.

We talked about what idols might look like today. It could mean thinking about video games when it is time to pray. It might look like spending too much money on cute clothes so that people will like us. Anything that becomes most important in our heart is an idol, and we need to ask God for forgiveness and turn back to loving Him first.