Psalms 115:1

Psalms 115:1 says, Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.  It is stated very emphatically that the glory goes to God and not to His people.  There is no reason to even want anyone to glorify us as followers of Christ.  Verse two asks, Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?  We hear this question a lot today, especially when bad things happen to God's people.  Sometimes, even Christians themselves ask it if something bad has happened to them.  Verse three answers, But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.  David said that God was in the heavens and acts in accordance with His own will and purpose.  Verse four states, Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.  This is referring to the heathen, those who do not believe in God or acknowledge His power.  They worship man-made gods, and not the true and living God.  People only have two choices, and that is to worship the true and living God or to worship some man-made idol, which does not have to be an actual statue.  An idol is anything that keeps us from believing in God.  Verse five adds, They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:  People can make idols look very real, but they still cannot make them where they are able to see and speak.  Verse six continues, They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:  Verse seven concludes, They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.  These idols may be very realistic looking, but they are not capable of doing anything.  Verse eight declares, They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.  We are then told that anyone who makes or worships an idol is just as dead, at least spiritually, as the idol is.  They have all the things associated with being a human, eyes, ears, noses, hands and feet, but are incapable of doing anything to save themselves.  Until we put our faith in Jesus Christ, this applies to us as well.