Jeremiah 51:17-19 (ESV Strong's)
17 Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
and there is no breath in them.
18 They are worthless, a work of delusion;
at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
19 Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob,
for he is the one who formed all things,
and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
the LORD of hosts is his name.
Worshiping a Delusion
The world is so foolish. Jeremiah is delivering a message by God about the way man worship. We seem to like to create things and then honor those things with our time and admiration. In Jeremiah’s day those things were actual figures of men and animals that the people would bow down and worship. In our day they are shinny and big. They are made out of metal and fiberglass and shingles and timber and place and technology and all sorts of God created substances. We don’t bow down and worship them, but we give them our time and money and resources and attention. The sad thing is, like the ancients, we often believe these things will deliver us. But, eventually rust gets to the metal; bugs get to the wood; dullness attacks the fiberglass; hackers and viruses get to the technology; and, rain and storms destroys the shingles. So, God is mocking man. God created all this and He desires our worship. He is NOT a delusion. Only God can give us true assurance and reliability.
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