Today's Reading:O.T. - Jeremiah 10 - 12
N.T. - 1 John 4
Focus Verses: Jeremiah 10:1-5
1 Hear what the LORD says to you, O house of Israel. 2 This is what the LORD says: "Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the nations are terrified by them. 3 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. 5 Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good."
Insight:
So much of what people honor, pursue, and trust is worthless. No matter how slick and attractive they make it out to be, the things they love are powerless to give joy, security, or fulfillment.
Response and Action:
I will reserve my love, honor, and worship for God. I will not chase after the worthless things that most people seem to value, love, and trust. I want to see God for who he is and see empty substitutes for what they are.
O God, show yourself to me. Help me to know you more and more each day as I follow Christ, listen to your word, and surrender myself to your Spirit. Lead, teach, transform, shape, and strengthen me, that I might delight in your will, and walk in your ways to the glory of your name. Amen.
Proverbs: 6:32
"But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself."
Resources:
Jesus Among Other Gods
by Ravi Zacharias
