“I was glad when they said unto me; let us go into the house of the Lord. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

We read in Genesis 35:2, “Jacob said to his household and all who were with him “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you and purify yourselves and change your clothes.” Then we are reminded in the book of Joshua chapter 24, ”But, if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve others Gods.” My brothers and sisters in Christ, the choice is ours, to fear the LORD and to serve Him, and Him only, in sincerity and truth; let us pledge today to put away from us all foreign gods, anything that we put before God, anything that separates us from his love, to purify ourselves and change our clothing, and serve the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Praise the Lord!