day no. 15,830: idolatry is not only a sin... it's a drag

"When the Lord musters His accusations against the people of the Lord, He charges them for missing this. 'Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, fulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things' (Dt. 28:47). As the Lord sums up all the curses He would bring upon the people for disobedience, He tells them in effect that they will be expelled from the land for not having had a good enough time there. The godly have learned that idolatry is a sin; they have not yet fully learned that idolatry is a drag. 'For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place' (I Chron. 16:25-27)." - Douglas Wilson, Angels in the Architecture

The meek inherit the earth because, in the end, they are the only ones who want it. Those who refuse to enjoy God's gifts in this world won't be able to enjoy them in the one that is to come. They couldn't even if they wanted to... which they don't. Idolatry is not merely turning away from God to other things, but turning away from any ability to really enjoy anything .Those who cannot be grateful when surrounded by great abundance cannot be satisfied by even greater abundance. So idolatry is not only a sin, it's a drag. It's willful ignorance when it comes to fun. It is paying for the cake and refusing to eat it, hearing the music and refusing to dance, having a marriage bed and sleeping somewhere else.