"Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.”(Hosea 14:3)
Idolatry is one of the big no-no's with our God. While the notion of making graven images is not really a huge problem for us 21st century Christians, we have gotten a different type of idolatry infecting our lives.
We still place our hope and trust in human institutions, the government, big business, the military etc. We look at what we produce and find our value in it. And we often neglect or ignore those less fortunate than ourselves.
When we come to the realization that faith can save, not necessarily in the way we might think, but in a different way. When we choose not to live in fear but in the light of the Lord, we don't need those other idols. And we begin to see that God through us and others extends his mercy outward.
Blessings,
Ed
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