The LORD, not vanity!

I am the first and I am the last: apart from me, there is no God. Isaiah 44:6.

All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Isaiah 44:9

TODAY’S IDOLATRY:

Isaiah tells us, “Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit him nothing?  We often think of idols as statues made of wood or stone, but in reality, an idol is anything natural that is given sacred value and power.  If your answer to any of the following questions is anything or anyone other than God, you may need to check out who or what you are worshipping.

Who created me?

Whom do I ultimately trust?

Whom do I look to for the ultimate truth?

Whom do I look to for security and happiness?

Who is in charge of my future?

Here, Isaiah describes how people make their own gods. How absurd a god from the tree that gives firewood.  Do we make our own gods – money, fame, or power?  If we make a god of our own choosing, we deceive ourselves.  We cannot expect it to empower our lives.

By: Shirley Casseta Leger, October 2025