Psalm, Chapter 115
Heathen Idols Contrasted with the Lord.
115 Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your [a]truth.
- The title of this message sets the table for a compassion
o Its like comparing two meals
o If you eat one you will experience consternation and stomach pain
o If you eat the other one you will experience health, joy and happiness
- Heathen Idols
o These are false gods
o Anything that is worshiped other than Jesus Christ is a heathen idol
o Anything you think about more than Jesus Christ is also an idol
§ Some people worship their car and clean it with a diaper
§ Some people worship their money or power or position
§ Some people worship the creation rather than the creator
· Physical attributes of body or the mountains, beach or sunsets, etc
§ Some actually work the sun god or the moon god, or the of fertility, etc
- Contrasted with the Lord
o The contrast is start and worth noting
o He is not a thing
o He is not a creation
o He was before creation and into eternity
o He is THE CREATOR
o THE ONE TRUE GOD (CAPITAL G)
- Not to us, O Lord, not to us
o The phrase “not to use” is spoken twice
o This is for emphasis
o In other words, this is not for us (no way)
- But to Your name give glory
o The most important thing to give glory too is “His name”
o The name of Jesus Christ our Lord
- Because of Your lovingkindness
o God is loving and kind
o That is the heart of the Father, Son & Holy Ghost
- Because of Your truth
o This is the Word of God (the sole source of real truth)
o And the truth is “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son so that whomsoever believes on the name of Jesus Christ will be saved”
o Faith in the name of Jesus Christ is the only way to get to into heaven
§ That’s the truth
o And it’s only because God so loved the world (that includes you and I) that He gave His Son to die on a cross to pay for our sin out of His love!
2 Why should the nations say,
“Where, now, is their God?”
- This is a rhetorical question
- The nations should not say “where is their God”
- Because the nations should see their God in action in their lives
- People worshiping false gods seem to take please in watch God’s children suffer or go through trials and then they point their finger and mock God
o In other words, God please remember your covenant to save and bless your people and take care of business so these heathens get schooled and humbled
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