I am a new believer. Recently, I went for house
blessing. When we were praying in one of the room (which will
be for the owner's parent, who is a non-believer), to my surprised,
I heard a prayer saying something like wishing this person will
loose interest in whatever he/she is praying, which I think is not
respecting the elderly parent. Does this sounds like a "curse" or a
"blessing"?
In Exodus 20:4-5, "You shall not make for yourself an idol in
the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in
the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them;
for I, the LORD you God, am a jealous God, punishing the children
for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of
those who hate me,"
I know it is wrong to pray to idols, because they are only
humans. But when we start to feel jealous or to "curse" other
religions, it is like declaring a "war". I thought God
wants us to have peace among us and to love each other? But
then if God is jealous, then humans will get jealous
more easily, right? There should be other ways to get
those non-believers to join us, right? We should tell them our
God is a loving God, which I am very thankful to Him. This is why I
started to accept Him. Lord, I want to Thank You for
giving me a chance to know You.