Where Does Our Worship Reside?

I read an inspiring scripture this morning from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. Isaiah struggled throughout his ministry to convince the House of Israel to stay away from idolatry. As he reasons with them and tries to help them understand the foolishness in worshiping idols of wood or gold and the importance of worshiping the living God, Isaiah asks this penetrating question:

"shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?" (Isaiah 44:19)

Another translation says "shall I fall down before a block of wood."

Many idols in Isaiah's days were carved from wood and, I do not doubt, made to be beautiful and ornate. But putting our trust in a man-made thing and ignoring God is a serious problem.

Our day is different from Isaiah's day, but I think that idolatry may be even MORE of a problem now.

Instead of a block of wood, how might the scripture be altered to apply to us?

"shall I sit down in front of a collection of metal and microprocessors?"

"shall I bow down before a flatscreen LED or Plasma Screen?"

"shall I fall down before a Porshe or a Ferarri?"

"shall I worship a movie star or a pop artist?"


What portion of our day is spent thinking about and serving God?

What portion of our day is spent reading about and gogging over the latest and greatest exciting idol in our world?

"Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness." (Isaiah 55:2)

"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."(Isaiah 45:22)

Our modern-day idols will not save us. Our wealth will not save us. Only God will save us. 

May we all rededicate ourselves to God, and lose our love for the world and all of her whistles and bells.