Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
–Psalm 115:4-8
Today, most people and religions do not worship physical idols made of silver and gold. However, the application of this passage certainly extends to the modern day idols of money, success, physical pleasure, entertainment, and the like.
May it be said that when we give ourselves to trusting in these idols, whether as Christians or non-Christians, we are transformed to become like the idols themselves. We will be dumb so that we cannot speak when our destruction occurs, blind so that we cannot see our coming judgment, deaf so that we cannot hear the voice of Jehovah the true God, unable to smell so that we cannot experience the aroma of a life that is blessed by God, and maimed so that we cannot walk down the righteous paths of the godly or handle the words of the Almighty.
Friend, if you are trusting in any idols today, know that the Almighty is infinitely greater than any poor, deformed idol of this earth, no matter how convincing it may seem. If only more souls could see the deficiency of idols and grasp ahold of the all-encompassing sufficiency of God, what a peace our world would have!