"Why do people choose the substitute over God himself? Probably the most important reason is that it obviates accountability to God. We can meet idols on our own terms because they are our own creations. They are safe, predictable, and controllable; they are, in Jeremiah's colorful language, the 'scarecrows in a cornfield' (10:5). They are portable and completely under the user's control. They offer nothing like the threat of a God who thunders from Sinai and whose providence in this world so often appears to us to be incomprehensible and dangerous . . . [People] need face only themselves. That is the appeal of idolatry."
- David F. Wells
Thursday, November 17, 2011
We are the 100%.
We are not in a battle against flesh and blood. But all we like sheep have gone astray, so we forget that. We are consumed with greed and covetousness and set ourselves against others made in the image of God.
We forget our brothers in need, we envy and rail against those who have what we desire. We place our hope in men and systems and media and money and rage.
You can divide yourself from others and categorize yourself as a 99 or a 1.
I'm in the 100% that need Jesus.
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Comments on "We Are The 100%":
3. Shrode
- 11/28/2011 11:13 am CST
This.
Is.
An.
Awesome.
Post.
Just read it. I didn't realize that I'd been away so long... :-) Sorry. This post, with just a few words, says so much. Essays could be written analyzing, exploring and thinking about it.
Brief, to the point, pointed, pointing...and perfect.
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Amen!