Humanity was created to worship God. Yet through sin, people turned from that purpose and went their own way. Even so, the call to worship remains. Separated from God and searching for light, peace, and joy, people may give themselves to other powers and pursuits, losing touch with their first love. What promises relief often proves temporary and can become a form of bondage. When told they need help, they may insist, “I know what is good for me.”

Such bondage can take many forms—alcoholism, sexual lust, drug abuse, lying, murder, self-abuse, or a combination of these. A person may deny being religious while still being ruled by what they serve. Scripture asks, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servant to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness” [Rom. 6:16].

If this describes you, do not give up hope. You may say, “But I have tried to stop.” Breaking free from deep entanglements often requires help beyond oneself. That help may come through psychological, social, physical, or spiritual treatment. Ultimately, God’s Spirit is the highest authority and the source of true freedom.

Even misplaced worship reflects humanity’s original call to worship. Others consciously acknowledge spiritual realities through inherited traditions or social customs. From the time of humanity’s fall, people knew of the God their ancestors worshiped, but sin separated them from Him. Seeking to fill the resulting void in their hearts, they made other gods for themselves. Human remedies alone are incomplete, but the time of ignorance has passed: “but the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth” [John 4:23].

God did not leave the world without a witness of Himself [Isaiah 43:10]. He chose Israel to demonstrate His sovereignty until the fullness of time, when He revealed His glory through His Son, Jesus Christ. Christ was sent as the sacrifice for sin, “…that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” [John 3:16]. Through Him, those who believe receive freedom, adoption into God’s family, and the promised Holy Spirit—the power to overcome evil in the world. Read more here.