Psalm 115:1-11

Psalm 115:1-11
Contemporary English Version (CEV) 

  Idols have been disappointing us for thousands of years, but we keep turning to them, falling for their lies of shortcuts, of easy assurance.  We believe that money can solve all of our problems, that power or renown will make it easier, that being beautiful on the outside makes us beautiful on the inside.
  These idols have been letting us down, but they're so easy to believe, and so we fall for them time and time again.  The slow, long walk of faithfulness to God proves itself over a lifetime, but we don't like waiting, so we reach for the instant gratification of idols, only to find ourselves disappointed and foolish.
  Jesus invites us into a life of endurance, into a life of patient waiting on God, into rhythms of trust and obedience that will prove themselves worthwhile over the time from of eternity.  Don't trade the eternal worth of God for the empty, temporary promise of an idol.

May we take another small step on the road of faithfulness today