"How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame." Isaiah 44:9 NLT
On the first Labor Day celebration on September 5, 1882, 10,000 citizens marched for labor rights down the streets of Manhattan. And it's no wonder they protested since the average American worked 12 hours a day, six days a week then. In fact, it wasn't until the Adamson Act passed in 1916 that our modern eight-hour work day was established. Ironically though, many retail workers will work longer hours today, a day specifically dedicated to labor appreciation, so that shoppers can take advantage of the sales on things they think they can't live without. Can you say GPS watches, compression socks and new running shoes?
And if irony can be defined as something that has a different or opposite result from what is expected, Isaiah was right in saying that "people who worship idols" will be "put to shame." You see, the "prized objects" many of us toil long hours to acquire-those things that advertisers claim we need to make us happy like the newest smart phone, the bigger bank account, the nicer car and the lavish home-are merely manufactured items that will wear out, dry up, rust away and fall down. And if those things rather than God are the source of our happiness, guess what? When they're gone, so is the happiness.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that idols, or anything that we value more than You, will never bring us true happiness. They were never meant to. Help us to realize that our souls will never be satisfied, no matter what we have or achieve, until we reach the point where You are all we want and You are all we need. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
More and more - Selah
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