Oxen Eat Grass
As you might be able to tell from my post on Tuesday, I have been reading the Psalms. A few days ago I was reading Psalm 106 and a funny verse stuck out.
It says, “They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image. Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of an ox that eats grass.”
I actually laughed out loud. It just struck me as funny that the Psalmist pointed out that Oxen eat grass. As if to say, “How stupid to worship some dumb animal that eats grass.”
Then I became somber with the thought of how many absurd things I sometimes exchange for the glory of God. Not that I worship them, but maybe… spend a little too much time on them.
Examples might include: TV, Facebook, planning vacations, or fishing.
These are things that, in and of themselves, like an ox, are not problematic. However, they can be a real glory stealer when we focus on them so much that they might replace our desire for the things of God.
What in your life is an “Ox that eats grass”?
What have you let steal God’s glory in your life?
