Today’s passage: Psalm 115
Helpful thoughts:
- In the same way that Psalms 111 and 112 showed that those who worship God grow to become more like Him, Psalm 115 argues that those who worship false idols become more like them, spiritually deaf, blind, etc.
- Fake gods made of wood and stone could never compare to the one true God.
- God does all that He pleases. Man-made idols do nothing.
- It’s encouraging to remember that everything God pleases to do is good and righteous because God is good and righteous.
Questions to consider:
- The comparison of man-made gods to the Lord is ridiculous when it is considered in this way. Yet, man is prone to make gods and worship anything instead of the Lord, why is that? How might verse 17 along with Ephesians 2:1-3 help us answer that question?
- What are the idols we are prone to worship today? How does this “worship” cause us to become more like the idols we serve?
- Compare and contrast how we “serve” our idols today with what causes us to grow in Christ as stated in 2 Corinthians 3:18.