Core Laws · Unit 1 · Lesson 4 of 5 · about 5 minutes

You become what you worship

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1 · Read
4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. 5They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. 8They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.Psalm 115:4-8 · KJV
2 · The law

Love God with everything. You are not the owner.

Law 1 · God first

3 · What it means

The psalm mocks idols that have mouths but can’t speak and eyes but can’t see. Then it warns that the people who make them become like them. What you serve shapes who you become.

4 · Quick check

Check 1The psalm says idol makers become like their idols.

Check 2Idols in this psalm are described as:

5 · Do today

Notice one thing you gave the most attention to today. Ask what it is making you into.

6 · Reflect

Am I becoming more like what I love most?

Write your answer in the journal.

Answer the checks, or play Listen to the end, to finish.

Go further: Playbook 01 · How to be a person · Books: Psalms · Isaiah