GODS
Today's reading: Jeremiah 1-3

"Why don't you call on these gods you have made? When danger comes, let them save you if they can! For you have as many gods as there are cities and towns in Judah." Jeremiah 2:28 NLT

Gods- a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and power as to require human worship.

Maybe you don't keep your little idols on a shelf in a prominent place in your house.

Or in a special niche of your closet.

Or carry them with you in your pocket or on a chain about your neck.

But you have them.

Sadly, we all have them.

For some it's money. What's in their wallet, in their bank account, in a jar buried in their back yard...

Or it's that slip of paper. The one that bestows a degree, shows your ownership of something, or states the doctor has found you to be in perfect health...

Or an ability. The outstanding singing talent, the organizational skills, the speaking gift, the friendliness factor you seem to have been given...

Or a membership somewhere. To the country club, to the town council, to the sorority, to the Bible study, to the church, to the prayer group...

Maybe your god is a scale sitting on the bathroom floor?

An ideal that involves a white gown and a tuxedo?

A baby wrapped in a receiving blanket?

A full schedule of events neatly penned into a well-kept planner?

Where are these gods of ours when trouble strikes? Which of these holders-of-our-faith come to our rescue when the bottom drops out of our world? What can these ideas, idols and icons do for us?

Nothing.

Nothing, at all.

And yet we serve them with our time, money and attention while God waits for us to turn to Him.