The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 115:3-8,
"Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them."
Merriam-Webster's forth definition for "religion" is: "a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith." It is this sense of the word when I think of mankind's predisposed inclination for religion. We as people are wired that way. We believe this or that and order our lives accordingly. Even nihilists are religious in the sense they believe traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that our existence is senseless and useless. Their insistence that there is no objective ground of truth is their own repudiation of what they say as they proclaim what it is they are saying is true.
"Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them."
Merriam-Webster's forth definition for "religion" is: "a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith." It is this sense of the word when I think of mankind's predisposed inclination for religion. We as people are wired that way. We believe this or that and order our lives accordingly. Even nihilists are religious in the sense they believe traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that our existence is senseless and useless. Their insistence that there is no objective ground of truth is their own repudiation of what they say as they proclaim what it is they are saying is true.
In any event, we have in Psalm 115 God's people beholding their God in the midst of others with their "roll your own" religions. People who believe in lifeless and useless replacements for God in their lives.
We all, everybody, believe in something. What do you believe in? If you don't know what you believe in, just look at how you spend your time and resources and that will tell you all you need to know.
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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