By John Grimm
Idols? Yes, sometimes Christians do have idols. Maybe our idols are wood with silver and gold on it, like an ornate cross or a home. Maybe our idols are our electronic devices that we carry constantly. As we know, our idols cannot do evil or do good.
It is possible that we can learn once again to fear the King of the Nations. Besides, it is the Lord who made the wood, the metal, and everything else we see and touch. We can have a healthy respect, an awe, toward the true God. That prospect is better than continuously turning to unwise idols, of whatever design! When a people continually turn from God, then the people, the nation, will be punished by God.
Thankfully, we can trust Jesus Christ. For it is when we turn to Jesus, and not to idols, that we can know and enjoy the living God and the everlasting King. Knowing that God has come in the flesh, that is Jesus, we gain much wisdom. Fearing the Lord is better for us than honoring idols.
Almighty God, we have placed things of our own making as higher than you. We have worshiped things instead of you. As we place faith in Jesus, repeatedly, we find that you forgive us. Thank you that our fear, our awe, and our respect for you grow as we continue to follow Jesus. Help our neighbors and loved ones discover you as the living God, before any nation endures your indignation. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
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