Psalm 115:4-7 says:
4The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.5They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;6They have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not;7They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither can they make a sound with their throats.
I have always thought it was so funny that people would chop down a tree, use some wood for furniture, some for firewood, some for building a house or barn or outhouse, and then use the rest to make themselves an idol, cover it with gold and THEN bow down and worship it! What a perfect example of minds that have been blinded to the Truth! Don't put YOUR trust in DUMB idols! Put your trust in the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible!
1 Corinthians 3:1-2 says:
1HOWEVER, BRETHREN, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ [2I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not yet strong enough [to be ready for it]; but even yet you are not strong enough [to be ready for it],unable to talk yet!]
How do you get to be one who can be fed the Meat of the Word of God, rather than just the Milk of the Word? You must become a DOER of the Word you already know. As you act on the Word of God in obedience, the Word becomes more and more REAL to you! You will begin to understand and comprehend the things of God more deeply and the Holy Spirit will reveal things to you the same way that He revealed to Peter that Jesus was the Messiah! On THAT revealed knowledge, Jesus has, and will continue, to build the Church! Be a doer and not a hearer only, or you will only be able to digest the Milk, and maybe not even that! OUCH!
My very favorite verse in all of the book of Joshua has always been Joshua 1:8:
8This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.
Do NOT let go of the Word of God! Don't let it "depart", the Hebrew word, "muwsh", which means: to withdraw, remove, cease, depart, take away. But INSTEAD "meditate", the Hebrew word, "hagah", which means: to murmur, ponder, imagine, meditate, mutter, speak, study, utter the Word! When? Day and night! Continuously! Then you will be able to DO what you OBSERVE in the Word and THEN you will be able to make YOUR way prosperous and have GOOD success! AMEN!
Shalom in Him!
