Worthless Idols
"Those who cling to worthless idols,forfeit the grace that could be theirs." I love this verse. It's clear. It's direct. It's a warning. A bright yellow light swirling round and round in our minds to help us resist the draw of worshipping worthless idols so we can instead participate in divine grace. It was Jonah who prayed these words - while in the belly of the whale (Jonah 2:8). In his day, the idols were statues and figurines. Unable to speak, relate, or act, they were completely without value or use (except that which the worshipper ascribed to them.) In our North American world today, most of us don't bow to gods carved out of stone or wood but we still can cling to worthless idols. An idol is anything that we worship other than God. It can be another person, money, status, emotional security, a hobby, or (you fill in the blank). Whatever we depend on for our ultimate joy and peace, whatever we turn to for deliverance when we are in trouble, whatever co...