LIFE LESSON: God's commandment to worship only him is for our benefit
God commands us not to worship other gods but him, which means he commands us not to consult any other spiritual being/entity but himself even when we get overwhelmed by life's difficulties. This commandment seems unreasonable when you face life difficulties where nothing seems to go your way and you are forced to watch your family suffer. When in a dark season it looks like the only person who benefits from this commandment is God himself, it seems God is demanding too much from you. When life gets hard and painful the natural response is to do whatever it takes to ease the pain for yourself and your loved ones , even society expects us to do whatever it takes to get ourselves out of difficult situations. As an African man doing whatever it takes could also mean calling on ancestors or consulting prophets/mediums and perform cleansing ceremonies. As I walk in this journey of faith it has become clear to me that God’s commandment not to worship other gods including ancestors is no