The Bible forbids the use of images, as well as the worship of any saint or miracle worker. The only One who should be worshipped is in Jesus' response to the devil, when he showed Him the kingdoms of the world and their glory, saying: All these things I will give You if You fall down and worship me (Matthew 4.9). See how bold the deceiver is, for he tempted even the Master by offering Him a bargain: Jesus would worship him prostrate and the enemy would give Him all that!

           We must never consider the devil's proposals. Whoever accepts his favor will pay a high price. We can be sure that the adversary favors no one, for he has only come to kill, steal and destroy. Upon hearing the evil one's proposal, Jesus replied: Away with you, Satan! For it is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve (Matthew 4.10). Watch and pray!

          The decree has come from the throne of God and clearly tells the worshippers of graven images, as well as those who design, manufacture, sell or have them in their homes, that they are under the authority of the evil one. The Lord rejects this practice, which leads idolaters to suffer the consequences of their actions. The Most High decreed: You shall not make for yourself a carved image - any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth (Exodus 20:4).

         Adam didn't obey God's command and ate the fruit, so he was expelled from God's presence. In the same way, whoever does not obey the Creator is under the authority of the king of darkness: You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me (Exodus 20:5). Abhorring the Most High, who only wants our good, brings a lot of harm!

          Whoever invokes the forces of Hell is under the curse decreed by the Most High in the Scriptures. In Psalm 115, after saying that every idol is worthless - it has eyes and they see nothing; it has ears but they cannot hear, and its hands do not touch - the author said: Those who make them are like them, so is everyone who trust in them (Psalm 115.8). Why are people interested in the forbidden? God knows!

         Those who trust in idols will see that they have made the worst mistake of their lives when they stand before the judgment seat of eternity, having rejected the Lord's Covenant. Then what will their fate be? They will hear the voice of the Most High saying: Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25.41). Why not believe the Truth?

          On the Great Day, the so-called gods will prostrate themselves before the Savior, begging for His favor, but it will be too late. Today is the day to make the right decision: to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord. There is nothing better than getting right with God, the Creator of everything, for from Him we came and to Him we will return!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares