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Jeremiah chapter 51

verses 15 through 17.

It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his

wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens and

he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and

he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

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.

These few verses in a powerful way depict the contrast between the one true God overall who made the earth by his power, established the world with his wisdom,

stretched out the heavens, how he causes lightning to come with the rain. He brings forth the wind from his storehouses. So just the power, the

supremacy of the one true Creator God contrasted with man who form idols together, images together with no breath in them, power in them, worthless idols,

and yet we worship them.

And so, I read these verses, I think about all kinds of ways. We idolize all kinds of things in our lives and in the world around us. I see evidence of this. I think about Hindu

belief that there are millions upon millions of gods. I go to India and I see little idols everywhere in cars in homes on the side of the street, these worthless images crafted by goldsmiths and other people

who just put these things together and then we

bat on and worship them.

And so I see that happening in a place like India,

but I see idols all around our lives in America if you live in the United States or live in

whatever part of the world. There are idols all around you. Idols, things we worship, things we give our attention and our affection to

apart from God that we look to for satisfaction apart from God, that we look to for significance apart from God, that we devote

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