“THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SAYS AMANDA: “Do not act like the other nations, who try to read their future in the stars. THEIR WAYS ARE FUTILE AND FOOLISH. They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol. They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won’t fall over. Their gods are like HELPLESS SCARECROWS in a cucumber field! They cannot speak, and they need to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of such gods, for THEY CAN NEITHER HARM YOU NOR DO YOU ANY GOOD.” LORD, there is no one like you! For you are great, and YOUR NAME is FULL OF POWER. Who would not fear you, O King of nations? THAT TITLE BELONGS TO YOU ALONE! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, THERE IS NO ONE LIKE YOU.” (Jer. 10:2-7)
The Lord says, “People who worship idols are STUPID AND FOOLISH. The things they worship are made of wood! They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes made by expert tailors. But THE LORD IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD. He is the living God and the everlasting King! THE WHOLE EARTH TREMBLES AT HIS ANGER. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.” (Jer. 10:8-10)
Thankfully we who know the Lord, “…let us love one another, for LOVE COMES FROM GOD. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because GOD IS LOVE. This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that HE LOVED US AND SENT HIS SON as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” (1 John 4:7-10)
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