DAILY READINGS: 2 Chronicles 23-24; Ezekiel 41; John 18:1-27
He…saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: and the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. Isaiah 44:16-17
Isaiah satirically points out the absurdity of idolatry. In his parable, the would-be worshiper cuts down a tree and uses part of it to build a nice, cozy fire. What does he do with the leftover wood? He fashions a god, of course! How foolish it is to put material things in the place reserved for the living God. —Keith Keyser
Let all who name Christ’s holy Name give God all praise and glory;
Let all who own His power proclaim aloud the wondrous story!
Cast each false idol from its throne, for Christ is Lord, and Christ alone:
To God all praise and glory. —Johann Schutz