An Equal Opportunity Condition

“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree [that] will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, [that] shall not be moved.” (Isa 40:18-20 AV)

What first struck me was the term impoverished.  In fact, they are so impoverished.  At first glance, taking the verse by itself, I thought that poverty might be a cause for idolatry.  If a person is poor, maybe they are more apt to fall into unbelief or sin.  However, the previous verse states the wealthy do the same.  Their idols are of precious metals.  The impoverished make their idols out of wood.  Both make them.  Idolatry and sin are not relegated to one class above the next.  Sin and unbelief is an equal opportunity condition.

There is a program that has caught the imagination of this country.  It is called Live PD.  A program that follows different law enforcement agencies throughout the country.  What fascinates most is the complete lack of reality on the part of most perps.  A total disconnect from the world around them.  Their logic is at the fourth-grade level.  There is no moral compass.  No brain processes.  No reality.  One wonders how they got that way.  It was and still is, sin.  Then, we compare the professionalism of the police against those with whom they are dealing and assume the police are completely moral and normal.  This is not true.  The drug addict may worship his substance. But the law-abiding citizen has his idols, too.  That police officer, no matter how professional he may be, is still a sinner in need of redemption!

This should change the way we look at people.  It doesn’t matter how well they are dressed or how poorly they appear.  They are lost and without Christ.  It doesn’t matter if the are addicted to crack or a Starbucks latte, they are in need of Christ.  It doesn’t matter if they earn six figures or are on food stamps, they need Christ!  All men everywhere need Christ!