Then I
saw another angel flying in mid-heaven,
holding
the everlasting gospel to proclaim to the inhabitants of the earth,
to every
nation, and tribe and language and people.
He was
crying in a loud voice:
Reverence
God and give glory to Him,
for the
hour of His judgment has come.
Worship
Him who made heaven and earth,
the sea
and the springs of water.
Revelation 14:6-7
From the beginning of time, human beings have found it difficult to worship a God they can not see. Since the beginning, families and nations fashioned idols of stone and precious metals – images of what they imagined God looked like. But worshiping a calf of gold or a stone altar is not worshiping God, it is worshiping the created.
Our idols today are different, yet still the same. Mankind still worships things – things that are made by their own hands. We take the raw materials of earth and mold them into monuments to our wisdom and power. Things that are created. The angel of Revelation calls us to worship the Creator – Jesus Christ – who spoke all things into existence. As John stated in his Gospel, All creation took place through Him, and none took place without Him. [John 1:3]
He alone deserves our worship
and praise.
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