Psalm 115:1-4
Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness.
Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them;…”
Exodus 20:1-5a (NIV)
Idols in today’s culture look different than the ones in the Bible but they are idols just the same.
What is it in your life that has the potential of becoming your idol?
Or have you already crossed the line?
Psalm 115:5-9
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.
All you Israelites, trust in the Lord—he is their help and shield.
Sometimes we have spiritual amnesia.
God does not trust us for His existence, yet, we must trust God for ours.
Psalm 115:10-18
House of Aaron, trust in the Lord—he is their help and shield.
You who fear him, trust in the Lord—he is their help and shield.
The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron, he will bless those who fear the Lord—
small and great alike.
May the Lord cause you to flourish, both you and your children.
May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind.
It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to the place of silence;
it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore.
Praise the Lord.
How about you?
Who gets your glory?
Who or what do you worship?
Where do you look for your salvation?
Who is your God?