Sue J Love
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“Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
Why should the nations say,
‘Where, now, is their God?’
But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.
Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.” (Psalm 115:1-8 NASB1995)
If we are followers of Jesus Christ, who are living for the Lord, doing his will, going where he sends us, and saying whatever he gives us to say to the people, and if good comes from this in the lives of those who hear the Word of the Lord, then God gets all the glory, not us. For it is God who sent his only begotten Son Jesus Christ (God, the Son) to the cross to put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in Jesus Christ, which comes from God, we can now die with him to sin and walk in obedience to his commandments.
But if we are actually sharing with others the truth of the Scriptures, in their correct biblical context, in today’s world, we are most likely not going to be receiving much praise and glory. But, depending upon where we live, we are more likely to receive much rejection, persecution, criticism, and even mocking. But if we are teaching the truth of the Scriptures, it is really God who they are mocking, and it is HIS truth they are refusing and rejecting. But God continues to be God and to fulfill what he promises he will do.
The idols spoken of here, the people worshipped instead of worshipping God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And the idols appeared to be physical caricatures of what appeared to be human beings, but made of wood, stone, silver, gold or other natural materials. For they had fake hands, mouths, eyes, ears, noses, feet, and the like. But not all idols have to look like that. Not all idols are crafted out of wood, stone, silver, or gold, and made to look like human beings.
An idol can be anything that is worshipped above and in place of worship of the one true God. And worship has to do with giving our praise, loyalty, devotion, obedience, submission, commitment, surrender, dedication, adherence, faithfulness, duty, allegiance, and fidelity to what is worshipped. Now, those who have jobs so that they can pay their bills, they must be committed to their work. And parents of small children must be dedicated to the care of their children. Those, in themselves, are not idols, but can be.
But many people, even those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, make idols of themselves, or of heads of nations, or porn stars, or actors, or politicians, or sports heroes, or certain preachers, pastors, and/or evangelists who have gained popularity. Or they make particular church denominations and/or their religious philosophies, traditions, and theologies their idols of worship. Or they make an idol of a particular political party and their philosophies, or they worship a nation or a particular ethnic group, and the list goes on.
And there are many people, professing Christian, or not, who have made idolatry, adultery, and immorality, in its various forms, their idols of worship. Their lives are dedicated to viewing sexually explicit material in pictures or in videos, and for sexual stimulation and self-gratification. And the longer that they remain addicted to sexual immorality, the deeper they may go into it, and the more they will move in a downward direction, in a moral decline, and the more wicked and perverted they will become in heart and mind.
For the longer they serve and obey these false gods of the flesh, the more they become like them, just as crooked, evil, and perverted as those and as what they worship as their “gods.” And the longer they put their trust in these false gods, the stronger their allegiance to them becomes, and the more blinded they become to the truth, and the harder it becomes for them to break away from them. And it isn’t that they cannot break away from them, but that they lack the motivation to give up their loyalty to their idols.
Idolatry [1 Corinthians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 1 Corinthians 10:1-33; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 5:3-6; Colossians 3:5-10; 1 Peter 4:1-5; 1 John 5:21; Revelation 21:22-27; Revelation 22:12-15]
As the Deer
By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
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The Worship of Idols
An Original Work / August 24, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
Why should the nations say,
‘Where, now, is their God?’
But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.
Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
Those who make them will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.” (Psalm 115:1-8 NASB1995)
If we are followers of Jesus Christ, who are living for the Lord, doing his will, going where he sends us, and saying whatever he gives us to say to the people, and if good comes from this in the lives of those who hear the Word of the Lord, then God gets all the glory, not us. For it is God who sent his only begotten Son Jesus Christ (God, the Son) to the cross to put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in Jesus Christ, which comes from God, we can now die with him to sin and walk in obedience to his commandments.
But if we are actually sharing with others the truth of the Scriptures, in their correct biblical context, in today’s world, we are most likely not going to be receiving much praise and glory. But, depending upon where we live, we are more likely to receive much rejection, persecution, criticism, and even mocking. But if we are teaching the truth of the Scriptures, it is really God who they are mocking, and it is HIS truth they are refusing and rejecting. But God continues to be God and to fulfill what he promises he will do.
The idols spoken of here, the people worshipped instead of worshipping God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And the idols appeared to be physical caricatures of what appeared to be human beings, but made of wood, stone, silver, gold or other natural materials. For they had fake hands, mouths, eyes, ears, noses, feet, and the like. But not all idols have to look like that. Not all idols are crafted out of wood, stone, silver, or gold, and made to look like human beings.
An idol can be anything that is worshipped above and in place of worship of the one true God. And worship has to do with giving our praise, loyalty, devotion, obedience, submission, commitment, surrender, dedication, adherence, faithfulness, duty, allegiance, and fidelity to what is worshipped. Now, those who have jobs so that they can pay their bills, they must be committed to their work. And parents of small children must be dedicated to the care of their children. Those, in themselves, are not idols, but can be.
But many people, even those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, make idols of themselves, or of heads of nations, or porn stars, or actors, or politicians, or sports heroes, or certain preachers, pastors, and/or evangelists who have gained popularity. Or they make particular church denominations and/or their religious philosophies, traditions, and theologies their idols of worship. Or they make an idol of a particular political party and their philosophies, or they worship a nation or a particular ethnic group, and the list goes on.
And there are many people, professing Christian, or not, who have made idolatry, adultery, and immorality, in its various forms, their idols of worship. Their lives are dedicated to viewing sexually explicit material in pictures or in videos, and for sexual stimulation and self-gratification. And the longer that they remain addicted to sexual immorality, the deeper they may go into it, and the more they will move in a downward direction, in a moral decline, and the more wicked and perverted they will become in heart and mind.
For the longer they serve and obey these false gods of the flesh, the more they become like them, just as crooked, evil, and perverted as those and as what they worship as their “gods.” And the longer they put their trust in these false gods, the stronger their allegiance to them becomes, and the more blinded they become to the truth, and the harder it becomes for them to break away from them. And it isn’t that they cannot break away from them, but that they lack the motivation to give up their loyalty to their idols.
Idolatry [1 Corinthians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 1 Corinthians 10:1-33; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 5:3-6; Colossians 3:5-10; 1 Peter 4:1-5; 1 John 5:21; Revelation 21:22-27; Revelation 22:12-15]
As the Deer
By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
Caution: This link may contain ads
The Worship of Idols
An Original Work / August 24, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
