...and it became a snare to Gideon

          and his family.

                  Judges 8. 27

(What has a hold on you?

Do not let a good thing

         or even a great thing

become the ultimate thing.

Idols usually start small,

and the worship of any idol

       always becomes a snare.

The first warning sign of an idol

is that it erodes our relationships

    with others and with God.

And it always comes with

a list of justifications.)