Or imagine being offered a lifetime pass to the city’s best buffet spread, only to reject it in favor of one meal at a truck stop. Silly? Ludicrous? Absolutely insane? All of that and more. People with even an ounce of sense don’t Squander Glory On Garbage. But that’s what idolatry is. That’s what the people of Judah were doing in Jeremiah’s day, and that’s what we do still today with alarm ease.
Think about how much God is worth: He can create anything, so whatever we have, He has something better. He governs and sustains everything, so every circumstance we encounter must bow to Him. And He has promised lavish blessings for eternity, so all our cravings will be extravagantly exceeded by His good gifts. Logically, there’s nothing we would take in exchange for a relationship with this God. Practically, however, that’s exactly what we often do.
“My people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols.” (Jeremiah 2:11)
What drives us to such insanity? Ignorance of what will really fulfill us, perhaps. Or maybe it’s blindness to the beauty of our Creator. Whatever the case, human sin is always a bad trade, and offering to something worthless at the expense of Someone infinitely exquisite and priceless.
What drives God to seek us out regardless of our offenses? Love for a pitifully ignorant people; compassion for children with massive, self-inflicted, potentially fatal wounds. God doesn’t enjoy our foolishness any more than we do. He longs to share His glory with those whom He loves.
Let’s allow Him to do that. Let’s never exchange the invitation of God for a self-drawn plan. The cost never will – never can, in fact – match the worth of our Glory.
Have an extraordinary weekend. Make it better by worshiping The LORD with those who have experienced His glory, and they live for Him now because they know they will get to experience His glory for eternity.
All For Jesus – Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else.
Vic Alvarado 