- 49. Cast Away Idols
Isaiah 31:7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Every sinful human being has idols. Everyone makes his own idols. It is a sin. Anything that distracts from worship, trust, and attention to God alone for any good is an idol. Every idol leads us away from God and from good. For this reason our lives end up in a chaotic, confused mess. The First Commandment is still the First Commandment. Having other gods always leads to sin with all its consequences. Every sin is a result of, and evidence of, idolatry and unbelief.
But there is a promise for all sinners, for all who make idols: Every man shall cast away his idols. When the Lord has drawn us to Him and we are converted to faith in Jesus Christ we begin to trust in Jesus alone, other gods crumble, and we cast away the idols we have made. This will happen “in that day,” which mean the Day of the Messiah, the Day when Jesus the Christ comes to rescue us and bring us into the Kingdom of God, the Day of the Gospel of the New Testament; the day in which we are living is “that day.”
“That Day” is a continuous process of sanctification and spiritual growth until the Lord finishes what He started in us, the day of our death and resurrection when we shall be changed. When Christ returns That Day will arrive and we will live forever without idols, for God will be all in all forever. Sin and self will no longer get in the way of God giving and our receiving of all the wonderful gifts and blessings God has waiting for us. The Joy of the Lord, into which we will then have entered, will be so awesome that we will never again want anything but God. God promises that One Day we will be idol-free. What a glorious day!