"Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them."
Psalms 115:4-8
The first part of this selection is about the difference between God and idols... they have the semblance of life, but none of the reality, and God is life, and the giver of life. The second part talks about those that make idols and those that trust in them, and how they are also sporting eyes, but unable to see, etc. And I was thinking that the definition of idol is not limited to just something that is carved or painted to look like something alive, but we often use the word to refer to other things that we place at the forefront of our lives... basically anything that we prioritize over God is an idol to us.
Those idols also blind us, even though they might not have painted eyes. They blind us because they keep us from seeing God as the primary force and focus in our lives--idols are like something that is so close to your face that you can't bring anything else, let alone the big picture, into focus. God, on the other had, when we make him the primary focus of our lives, helps us to see better and further, because we are trusting in his guidance rather than only on our own senses.
Today, let's be wary of idols, and be careful not to place anything before God in our lives. Let's not blind ourselves and trust in something that can't possibly live up to that trust. God can, and will, if we are willing to commit ourselves to listening to him and trying to follow his guidance. :)
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