Jeremiah 10

Jeremiah 10:6 says, “There is none like you, O Lord; you are great, and your name is great in might.”

In this chapter the Lord speaks to Jeremiah about idols and how He is the only God. We see God speaking from the very beginning about what an idol is, a man made god which they decorate and bow down and worship. He responds that these idols cannot speak, they cannot walk, and they do not know what is good and they cannot do evil (vs 1-5). Judah was guilty of worshiping these false gods and displacing the place where God should be in someone life.

We have idols in the land too. It may not be a wooden statue that you put in your closet and pull out and bow down to. Instead, the idols of today are money, people, things, music, abilities. It is anything that you love more than God. It is easy to say I have no idols as we may not have the idols that Israel fell too but we do have things we decorate and put above God. A good question to ask yourself is, “How will I respond when this thing is taken away from me or if something happens to it?” We think joy, happiness, and the purpose in life is in things, but that is far from the truth. Stop right now, and pray to God. Ask Him to reveal what has been an idol in your life. Ask him to show you what you have been putting above him. What do you love more than God? Then, ask God to forgive you and to help you not to put anything above Him.

I can recount many different conversations I have had with young people throughout the years that they realized that they have put different things above God such as a boy or a girl, playing sports or an instrument as well as the things listed in the previous paragraph. What you and I need to do is guard against idol worship

Guarding against idol Worship

If you love God more than the other things than you are at a good place. In this chapter we see some great attributes of God. Verse 6 shows that nothing can compare with God, He is unique. Verse 10 says he is the Living God and King. Verses 12-13 shows his power in creation. We need to humbly view God and then we can realize we have sinned and put others and other things above him. We need to realize sin keeps us from having a proper and right view of God. Realize that God is what satisfies, fulfills and is full of grace and mercy. Nothing of this world can save us from sin, we have God’s grace for that. Here are some thoughts that can help. 1) When you go to God ask for forgiveness of sin. 2) Ask God to reveal any sin that you are unaware of. 3) Ask God to forgive you of any idols you have placed above him. 4) Then reflect on the greatness and might of the Lord. 5) Think of the goodness of God and how nothing can compare with that. Psalm 34:8 says, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man that takes refuge in him.”