The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them.
Psalm 135:15-18 (ESV)The worthless trust in worthless things. As politically incorrect as it may be, the Bible makes it clear that those who do not live life as intended have wasted their lives, or live worthless lives. The children of Israel, who decided to follow their fears and not enter the promised land, ended up wandering in circles for 40 years. They lived a meaningless existence, and they died in a meaningless place.
Today, the objects of our worship have changed, but the problem remains the same. Giving control to anything other than God will cause a loss of purpose that will be impossible to regain without repentance.
We were not meant to make our own gods; we were meant to love the only God. Any other arrangement is futile.
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