"It Is Up To God"

"Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us." (Psalms 68:28) If you really want to know one of the big differences between an idol and our God, idols are made by man! That's right! Well, Duh! You might be saying. Yes, but that fact alone takes away the power of the idol. As a matter of fact, compared with what God does, our idols are ridiculously stupid. They cannot do anything but sit there and rob us of the time that we spend worshiping "The True God"; and the longer we spend time with them, the more stupid we become. "Stupid is as stupid does", as Forest Gump's mama says. Maybe we should just focus on the wisdom side of understanding and leave stupid alone? If you have any doubts, you could ask Nebuchadnezzar for his advice (Daniel 4:30-37). We do not control anything, so why should even consider that something we could make can do anything for us? A good way to look at the meaning of this verse is to look at the opposite meaning. God's purpose for your life is based upon God's strength being demonstrated in your life; so the opposite of that is to give any power to ourselves, or any other thing, and expect God's purpose to be work out in our life. That is one of the sad challenges that the children of Israel kept failing to follow, over and over again. If you want God's strength to be demonstrated in your life, then you need to get close to God and leave your idols alone! I mean, get as close as you can to God, by giving Him your whole heart, and then watch Him deliver you! Watch and learn...
 "Present the case for your idols," says the LORD. "Let them show what they can do," says the King of Israel. "Let them try to tell us what happened long ago so that we may consider the evidence. Or let them tell us what the future holds, so we can know what's going to happen. Yes, tell us what will occur in the days ahead. Then we will know you are gods. In fact, do anything - good or bad! Do something that will amaze and frighten us. But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all. Those who choose you pollute themselves." (Isaiah 41:21-24) NLT