Stones or The Mountain

"'Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys.

You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings.
They, not I, are your inheritance.

Do you think all this makes me happy?

Let's see if your idols can save you

when you cry to them for help.

Why, a puff of wind can knock them down!

If you just breathe on them, they fall over!

But whoever trusts in me will inherit the land

and possess my holy mountain.'"

Isaiah 57:6, 13

Today's passage reminds us of the ridiculousness of worshipping anyone or anything but God.  When we worship money, possessions, people, philosophies, theories, governments, man-made systems, armies or ANYTHING other than God, we are choosing the stones over The Mountain.

Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions, writes, "People will get, in the end, whatever it is they worship—and no more. Worship things, you get things—and no more. No peace or satisfaction. Worship money, you get only money—which is only good for the things of this world. You can't take it with you. But worship God, and you get God and all the blessings he extends. You get eternal life, for he is eternal. What you worship, you will get…."

You see, our priorities in life reveal that which is most important to us - it reveals what we worship and trust in. We may not realize that we are worshipping others things in our lives.  Are your priorities a reflection of worshipping and trusting in God? Or do others things come before Him? We may think we are worshipping God alone, but if we are obsessed with anything of this earth, then perhaps it's time for a spiritual reboot!

Stones shift. Stones can be blown around by the wind. Stones can be picked up and thrown away. Stones are subject to the current.  But a mountain can not be moved. It is unshakeable. It is solid ground. A mighty fortress. A natural defense from invading enemies! God is no mere stone...HE is our Holy MOUNTAIN!

Ask God to examine your heart today and show you anything that you are worshipping and trusting in more than Him.  For what you worship, you will get...

So, what will you choose - small stones or The Mountain?

In His Love, Cathy