QT 2 Mar 16, Ps 115:2-8, Our idols are man-made, but the God of the universe mad man

Psalm 115:2–8 (RSV)

2 Why should the nations say,

“Where is their God?”

3 Our God is in the heavens;

he does whatever he pleases.

4 Their idols are silver and gold,

the work of men’s hands.

5 They have mouths, but do not speak;

eyes, but do not see.

6 They have ears, but do not hear;

noses, but do not smell.

7 They have hands, but do not feel;

feet, but do not walk;

and they do not make a sound in their throat.

8 Those who make them are like them;

so are all who trust in them.

NOTE: This repeats the thought of yesterday regarding idols. The world asks the question, "Where is (our) God?" The implied statement is that he does not show himself as 'we' think he should, therefore he must not exist. The Psalmists answers the question and the implied statement, "(He) is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases." God is not a man with limitations of a man. His thoughts, we cannot begin to comprehend their complexity. And so, not surprisingly, he does not behave as our puny minds expect him to behave (as if our minds can judge God's mind--what absurdity!). The problem is that we can compare God to the gods of old, idols that man made (which incidentally can do very little). Yet it is the other way around, God made man, although man continues to try to make God in man's image of what God ought to be. We have improved quite a bit in idol creation. Our idols are very complex and capable nowadays (for some, their smart phone is their idol today). But our idols are still man-made, and pale in comparison to the God of the universe. We really should be much more humble in our approach to God--we know so very little.