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Worship me only. Idolatry has always been the downfall of my people. I make no secrets about being a jealous God. Current idols are more subtle than ancient ones because today’s false gods are often outside the field of religion. People, possessions, status, and self-aggrandizement are some of the most popular deities today. Beware of bowing down before these things. False gods never satisfy; instead, they stir up lust for more and more.

When you seek me instead of the world’s idols, you experience my joy and peace. These intangibles slake the thirst of your soul, providing deep satisfaction. The glitter of the world is tinny and temporal. The light of my presence is brilliant and everlasting. Walk in the light with me. Thus you become a beacon through whom others are drawn to me.

單單敬拜我。崇拜偶像一直是我百姓的敗亡之因。我毫不掩飾自己是一個忌邪的上帝。現今的偶像比古代的更加不易覺察，因為今天的虛假神明通常存在於宗教之外的領域。人、財產、地位和自我膨脹是如今最受歡迎的偶像。小心在這些事物麵前屈服。虛假的神明永遠無法滿足，隻會激起對更多的欲望。

當你尋求我而不是世界的偶像時，你會體驗到我的喜樂和平安。這些無形的東西可以滿足你靈魂的渴望，提供深深的滿足感。世界的光輝是蒼白而短暫的，而我同在的光芒是輝煌而永恒的。與我同行在光明中，你將成為一個吸引他人接近我的明燈。