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Scripture: Jeremiah 10:1-10
Song: Father I Adore You
It is a marvel that men ever served idols. It is even more a marvel to read of the distinguished believers who fell prey to the folly of idolatry. Even Solomon, the wisest man of his age, succumbed to the practice. Men of lesser wisdom should take warning and observe the idols of our day.
Myhobby. He is the god of leisure. The god of simple pleasures gone to seed. The vestiges of his worship are the deer lease, the fishing boat, the woodshop, the golf course, the latest computer upgrade. There is nothing wrong with leisure, but we live in a time when folks are fat with leisure while their religion is anorexic.
Morestuff. He is the god of things. Bigger barns. Better cars. Louder speakers. Clearer pictures. Faster hard drives. The evidence of his duping of mankind is excessive credit. Men are slaves to indebtedness. They work not to share but to meet their minimum monthly payment. They have not the time or the means to invest in heavenly treasure because men cannot serve two masters.
Imbusy. He is the god of the jet set, a people who are preoccupied with their own schedules. There is no nobility in being so busy that there is not time for God, for worship, for family. Good intentions won’t do. That’s the reason men worship idols. They expect less of you. They’ll settle for excuses. Jehovah expects the best of your time and your person, not the leftovers, not lame sacrifices.
Jason Moore
