"Whatever a man prefers to God, that he makes a god to himself.? St. Cyprian

What are the gods of our heart and hands? We may not consciously think that we have other gods. But when we try to serve God and mammon, in reality we are serving the latter, giving lip service to the former. God has made it clear that if we want to be in relationship with him, our hearts must be rooted in him primarily. We can't substitute the God we can't see for gods we can. Scripture says that God is a jealous God. He has a right to be. He has created us in his own image and likeness and has predestined us for himself. We belong to him. To make other created things gods is to deny our relationship with the one, true God. We must choose whom we shall serve.