Christian: don’t ever forget that our forefathers & foremothers in the wilderness created a golden cow and worshipped it *as the Lord.* #Idolatry isn’t just worshipping someone or something instead of #God; idolatry also happens when you worship someone or something  alongside of him.  
“O Most Holy Theotokos, we thank Thee for the miracle of Thy myrrh-streaming icon…”
▫️Miracles in the New Testament attest to the truthfulness of the Gospel of #Jesus not to the praise of the miracle worker: “Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs…” (Acts 2:22)
“…a sign of Thy love and care for us.”
▫️It is Jesus’ love and care for his people that saves: “To him [Jesus Christ] who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood” (Rev. 1:5).
“Intercede with Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, the healing of our souls and bodies, and strength in faith.”
▫️Christians don’t need layers of intercessors to get to the Intercessor: “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” (Rom. 8:34); “He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them” (Heb. 7:25)
“Protect us under Thy holy veil and guide us on the path of salvation. O Mother of God, save us!”
▫️There is no #Savior but the Triune God as revealed to us in his Son: “I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior” (Isa. 43:11); “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me’” (John 14:6); “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12)
JESUS ALONE SAVES. Put your life in his hands.
#Idolatry #God