Father God,

Today, I pray that Your children would see where we trust in modern idols which are just as worthless and foolish and shameful as those described in Isaiah 44:9-10. The idols of Isaiah’s day were wood and metal fashioned by the hands of craftsmen. The idols of our day are less immediately tangible, but just as foolish.

Today, man trusts in the power of their own hands whether that comes in following worldly philosophies, in trusting the plans of man in government, or simply the advancement of civilization and technology. Ultimately, it stills comes down to not putting our trust in the God of the Bible, in the One who redeemed us, in the Triune God whom we should worship and trust.

Cause us to see where we are trusting in today’s idols and let us cast them aside, looking again to the One who holds all things in Your hands, then One who determines our lives. Forgive us and set us free from these worldly bonds which bind us spiritually.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen