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Genesis 15.11 (NIV)
Who among the gods is like
you, O Lord? Who is like you – majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working
wonders?
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To moderns,
idolatry is as weird as cannibalism; we’re not tempted to try it.*
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When
humans create pretend gods, we never make them perfect. A perfect god might
have expectations that are too high so we make them like ourselves and expect
little from them. In Isaiah, chapter 44, we read an ironic observation about
how the same piece of wood from which an idol is fashioned is also used for
fuel. How can we worship, or rely on, things made by human hands?
You
think you don’t know any idol-worshippers? Do you know someone who believes in
a man-made religion? I’m sure you are acquainted with churches that have
altered the Word of God to suit their own beliefs. Have you ever heard someone
say something like this: “The God I believe in wouldn’t_______,” (fill in the
blank with something like “send anyone to hell” or “allow people to suffer”)? Those
people have created a false god. You can’t choose some attributes of God to
keep and others to discard.
We
know that there is no other God but
people worship lots of other things. They may not bow down and pray to them,
but they treat them as gods. If we allow something
else to take his place, we are guilty of idolatry.
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He is either the
only God, or he is not God at all.*
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*Quote sources available upon request.
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