For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever. Micah 4:5
God sits exalted on the throne of the universe, the sovereign Lord over all creation. Nothing can touch Him. No one can usurp Him. He is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One God is adored in heaven, and one day He will be confessed by every tongue on earth. He is incomparable, in a class of His own. He has no peers, no rivals.
The Bible speaks about “one God,” but our world speaks about “many gods” and pursues many forms of spirituality. We live in a pluralistic society in which there are many religions. The phrase “God bless America” has become ambiguous in our time because there is no longer a consensus over what we mean when we say the name “God.” Are we referring to Yahweh or Allah or Shiva or Vishnu or Buddha? Or are we simply referring to ourselves?
This confusion is not new. In fact, affirming faith in the living God when the people around you affirm many gods is one of the main themes of the Old Testament story. Micah’s message is that God will destroy all idols. At first sight the subject of idolatry may seem remote, but it actually comes very close to home.
When you think about the many gods in our pluralistic society, does it make you feel confused? Fearful? Confident? Why?
