Metaphor
Imagine an Olympic athlete who wins gold. After the competition, the media and the crowds begin praising the athlete’s shoes, the…
Idolatry · Identity · Worship
Psalm 115
Analogy
Dog and Owner Look-Alike
Psalm 115 – The Source of Hope
Have you ever noticed that long-time dog owners often start to look a bit like their dogs? Or at least people joke that they do. There’s a deeper truth underneath the joke: what we spend our time with, what we look at, what we give our affection to, eventually shapes us. We begin to resemble what we worship. Psalm 115 shows the reverse of that reality with idols — those who make them become like them (lifeless, unable to speak, see, or hear). The same principle works in the positive direction: the more we behold the Lord, the more we are transformed into His likeness.
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Psalm 115
Psalm 115