467. Feeding a Piece of Wood | Paul Tripp's Wednesday's Word

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🗓️ 25 October 2023

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This week, Paul reminds us of the dangers of everyday idolatry that we all contend with and how the weekly gathering of God’s people can help us combat it.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ everyday life.
0:14.8	Today, we'll be listening to an episode of Paul Tripp's Wednesday's Word podcast, where I read aloud Paul's popular Wednesday's Word
0:21.4	devotional. If you'd like to subscribe to this podcast channel, search for Paul Tripp's Wednesday's Word
0:26.7	wherever you listen to podcasts. Here's this week's Wednesday's Word podcast.
0:35.7	Welcome to Paul Tripp's Wednesday's Word podcast. I'm Dalton, a member of the Paul Trip
0:42.3	Ministries team. Join me each week as I read aloud Paul's popular Wednesday's Word devotional.
0:47.6	You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week.
0:52.3	Or you can read online at paultrip.com slash Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp app. This week,
1:00.4	Paul reminds us of the dangers of everyday idolatry that we all contend with, and how the
1:05.3	weekly gathering of God's people can help us combat it. Here's this week's Wednesday's word. I will forever be grateful for that day. I was in Northern India in one of the high,
1:23.9	holy cities of Hinduism. It was my first time ministering there, so our hosts took us on a four-day introductory tour of the high holy cities of Hinduism. It was my first time ministering there, so our hosts took
1:29.4	us on a four-day introductory tour of the region. We entered a temple to observe the spiritual
1:34.8	rituals of worship. Those entering were emotional, joyous, and grateful to be there. Then a Hindu
1:41.2	priest appeared in the inner sanctum of the temple.
1:44.3	He bowed before an idol made of wood, washed it, dressed it, and placed a bowl of rice and
1:49.5	fruit in front of it.
1:51.7	Almost in disbelief, I said to myself, can't he see that this idol is nothing?
1:57.0	It isn't alive, it cannot see or hear.
1:59.9	It will not eat the food offered.
2:01.7	The priests' worship and service were tragically misplaced.
2:05.2	What a delusion? How could he be this blind?
2:08.2	What happened next was even more stunning.
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