PSALM 115
Modern culture claims to see “reality” more clearly because our society
has rejected faith in the invisible realm of the spirit. So it is ironic that
modern art is so often fragmented, depersonalized, and dehumanized in
it’s depiction of mankind compared to the “realistic” portrayals common
in the classical periods when Christianity was the dominant cultural force.
As Psalm 115 teaches, this is nothing new. Those who worship idols have
always mocked God’s people with the question “where is your God?” (vs.
2) In other words, where is your idol? How do you know he is there if you
can’t see him? However, they are the ones who were deceived. Worshipping
gods of stone and wood, they become dehumanized. “Those who make
them will be like them.” (vs. 8)
Hold fast to the invisible God, even when the world around you mocks.
It is not what we see with our eyes, but what we see by faith and what we
worship that ultimately determines who we become. –Ken Roach
Modern culture claims to see “reality” more clearly because our society
has rejected faith in the invisible realm of the spirit. So it is ironic that
modern art is so often fragmented, depersonalized, and dehumanized in
it’s depiction of mankind compared to the “realistic” portrayals common
in the classical periods when Christianity was the dominant cultural force.
As Psalm 115 teaches, this is nothing new. Those who worship idols have
always mocked God’s people with the question “where is your God?” (vs.
2) In other words, where is your idol? How do you know he is there if you
can’t see him? However, they are the ones who were deceived. Worshipping
gods of stone and wood, they become dehumanized. “Those who make
them will be like them.” (vs. 8)
Hold fast to the invisible God, even when the world around you mocks.
It is not what we see with our eyes, but what we see by faith and what we
worship that ultimately determines who we become. –Ken Roach