Today's Scripture Reading: Romans 1:21-25

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

 

Excerpt:

"I would give up anything to have that!" This is often written under the columns of comments on many product forums and websites to the newest and greatest things we see displayed on the internet. We often respond that way to things that seem exquisite and attractive to the flesh. It is exactly what the marketing agencies and corporations want - for us to aspire after things of mediocrity and place it on a pedestal for us to "work towards". Like sharks at the smell of blood, we go on a frenzy to attain whatever seems most appetizing to our tongue, or in response to the rumours of how it tastes from those who have tasted it. This is not just a whimsical phrase that is said. It is rather an ode to the foolishness of humanity that often finds itself in suffering due to one's infatuation or addiction to a certain object of desire, or a status of one's fantasy.

 

Music by:

Marc Dtwo - "Flowetry Reborn (Instrumental)" - https://soundcloud.com/point-blank20 

Peter Thompson - Devotional Tracks - 01 - http://www.ourworshipsound.com