Pink Flamingo God

Jeannine & I are enjoying a weekend at a friend's lakehouse on Cedar Creek Lake.  The neighbor next door has one of those plastic pink flamingos in the yard.  This morning I looked up from my computer and watched this rather large white bird -- not sure about birds but it might have been an egret.  It had a long neck like the flamingo and was about the same size as the plastic bird standing in the yard.  Anyhow, as the white bird was walking along the shore of the lake, it stopped near the plastic pink flamingo.  Craziest thing but it just stood there looking at the pink flamingo.  Don't know how bright an egret is but I could just imagine the bird's brain churning.  Maybe it's heart was thumping!  Maybe the pink flamingo looked really attractive to the white bird.  It even took a step toward the motionless piece of plastic.  Finally, the egret figured it out and walked on by.  The pink flamingo may have looked good to the white bird but you can't connect with a lifeless bird!

I got to thinking about all the people in the world with a pink flamingo God -- a lifeless piece of plastic or wood or metal or maybe even just an idea or philosophy or whatever idol occupies that part of the heart, soul and mind where worship happens.  I wonder how many Christians have a pink flamingo Jesus.  They say they believe in Jesus but have never experienced the living, loving Resurrected King of the universe!  They have never tasted the life and love of His Spirit.  They have never truly loved the Lord their God with all their heart, soul and mind.  Something else occupies that place where worship happens -- something as useless as a lifeless pink flamingo!