One God or many gods?

My devotion this morning from The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn discussed the word Elohim and how it is both singular and plural. It can refer to the one living God or gods. Yet, the real lesson for me was the description of nations that turn from Elohim, the one true God, to elohim, many gods, and how it describes so much of what we see today in America.

I couldn’t remember everything I read so I might be misquoting it slightly, if so, I apologize to Mr. Cahn.

“If you turn away from Elohim, the one true God, you will end up serving the elohim, the gods. So when the people of Israel turned away from God, they always ended up serving the gods of the nations. … In the end it all comes down to a choice between Elohim and elohim. If you turn away from the one Elohim you will end up with the other.

“The many gods have many guises – the gods of money and pleasure, of success, possessions, comfort, vanity, self. There is no end to elohim, or many gods. And as it is with an individual, so for people, nations, and civilizations. Any nation that turns away from the Elohim, the one true God, will end up serving the elohim, or many gods. And that which serves the many gods will lose its unity. It becomes as divided, fractured, and scattered as the many gods themselves. That which worships the elohim, or many gods, ends up devaluing, degrading, and debasing itself, just as in the day of the golden calf.”

By his description, an individual or a nation that turns from serving God will start serving many gods such as money, possessions, vanity, self, pleasures, comfort, etc.  They will also devalue, degrade and debase them(it) self.  I have to say as I look around the country we are checking these boxes off in spectacular fashion and I dare someone to disagree!  Can a case even be made that this isn't happening?  

We need to be aware that as we fall away from God, personally or as a nation, we are falling towards something.  Ultimately, it just means we're falling.  Will we stand up to declare that it is okay to base the Declaration of Independence and Constitution and our government on Christian values?  Yes, it is possible to actually say that since it is true.  Yes, it is possible to declare it even today.  

Will you stand up to declare that you'll base your life on the Word of God?  Yes, you can do that.  Yes, it will offend someone.  And yes, it is okay.