February 19 - Isaiah 44

Idols...
God says this loud and clear.. Apart from me, there is no GOD.

And it is quite ridiculous how you worship idols.. that are formed with hammers. You work so hard for these idols - you lose strength over it, you forget to eat (v. 13)
You work so hard for it so that you can put it in a shrine.. to just look at (v. 13)
And with the wood or any material you make these idols - the other half you throw in the fire to keep yourself warm... really it's just any piece of wood, isn't it? (v. 14-15)

Yet, after you're done making this idol of yours, putting your blood, sweat and tears into it -- you pray to it and say:
"Save me; you are my god."
So.. you know nothing, understand nothing... (v. 18)
"No one stops to think.." wait a minute -- i used half of the wood to burn up to keep warm and I'm worshipping this same piece of wood???

Today our idols may not be a wooden figure.. It can be a trophy. It can be money..
It's the stuff you lose sleep over, stay hungry over, get tired over...

Have you lost sleep over, been hungry for, worked with blood sweat and tears for God?

This lenten season, may we stop and think about the idols in our lives... what we get so worked up over? And, let's get worked up for God!