Destroying Idols

I bless you to rid yourself

Of every idol,

That you be shamed

No more.

“Every goldsmith is

Shame by his idols,”

Jeremiah proclaims.

Though they are

“Senseless,

Foolish,

Worthless” (Jer. 10:8),

Idols have this one odd power—

They mock their makers.

The idol of approval

Mocks the one who is rejected.

The idol of riches

Terrorizes the one in financial distress.

The idol of success

Condemns the one who fails.

What you need,

Beloved,

Is not more approval

Or riches

Or success—

What you need

Is assurance that you already

Have approval in Christ,

Every rich spiritual blessing in Him,

And ultimate victory in the Gospel.

May no idol taunt you e’er again.

Shame off you, child of God,

Shame off you!