Who Is Your God?

Have you ever reflected on who the one you worship truly is?

Whom do I worship—the True Almighty God or the idols created by human beings?

Do you believe that the Almighty God is the most powerful and holiest Being, who is never visible to our human eyes? Is He not beyond our thoughts and imagination?

No human being can confine His glory within any name, shape, or form.

In my view, the forms of so-called gods and goddesses created by human beings for their own benefit are merely idols. Some people exploit human fear, ignorance, and weaknesses through religious beliefs to gain financial benefits for themselves.

Do you know the form or gender of the Almighty God who created this world and the entire universe? Then why do you worship idols or pictures of gods and goddesses represented in the forms of men, women, animals, or other creatures?

No human being has ever seen God directly, nor can anyone comprehend His entire glory with their limited human capabilities. The greatness and holiness of God are beyond our human understanding.

Whom Would You Compare with the Almighty God?

Your ignorance and unreasonable fear may lead you towards wrong forms of worship. The same fear may also make you believe in so-called spiritual gurus who, under certain circumstances, exploit the innocent faith and ignorance of people to accumulate wealth and property.

Human beings dug the earth and extracted clay—the very clay that had been trampled under human feet and mixed with various impurities. From that same clay, they made an idol and handed it over to a priest.

The priest chanted a few mantras and presented that idol before the people as a deity worthy of worship.

In the same way, idols are also made from metals and wood.

Clay is used to make bricks, materials for toilets, decorative pots, and cooking vessels.

Wood is used to make furniture, doors, and windows. It is also used as fuel.

Metals are used to manufacture both good and bad things.

If an idol made of clay, wood, or metal becomes God merely because a priest chants a few mantras and sprinkles water over it, then why should the priest who supposedly transforms that idol into God not be considered superior to that so-called God?

In response, you may say that God exists everywhere and in everything. But is this argument sufficient in itself?

If God exists in everything, why do you deceive other human beings?

Why do you blame others?

Why do you suppress and oppress other human beings?

Why do you hate others?

And if you truly see the presence of God in everything, why should you not have reverence and respect for every object that you see around you?

God's Work Is Everywhere, but God Cannot Be Confined to Any Object

The creation of God, His power, and His acts of compassion can be witnessed everywhere. But this does not mean that every object itself is God.

If you genuinely believe in the existence of God, why do you feel it is necessary to depend on a visible object to acknowledge His presence?

Sometimes, human beings depend on visible objects to convince their minds to believe. But is it not possible to believe in God without depending on any visible form?

The foundation of true faith should be trust in God's glory, power, and holiness. God can be worshipped without confining Him to any human-made name, shape, or image.

When you encourage idol worship, there is a possibility that some lazy, selfish, or deceitful people may exploit your fear and ignorance to increase their income and wealth.

Is God One or Are There Many Gods?

God is One, not many.

If your faith includes numerous gods and goddesses, please tell me: Who is the greatest among them all?

Is one more powerful than the others? If so, what is the basis of that superiority?

Have you ever considered that if every individual begins creating different gods according to their own imagination, why should the number of gods not become equal to—or even greater than—the human population?

Is it not possible that some people may attempt to gain financial benefits through the construction of places of worship and the activities associated with them, in the name of religious faith?

Therefore, do not accept any religious claim without reflection. Examine your faith against the standards of reason, truth, and morality.

Worship the Almighty God with Your Mind and Soul

Your mind and soul can become the inner temples of your true devotion and worship of God.

Recently, I watched a video. In it, a man deliberately touched the first step of a footbridge staircase at a railway station, bowed before it, and kissed it with his hands.

His purpose was to demonstrate how some devotees blindly follow the actions of others without thinking.

His experiment succeeded.

Seeing him perform this act, the devotees following him also began bowing before the first step, touching it, and kissing it with their hands.

This incident demonstrates how blind imitation and the unquestioning acceptance of certain practices can contribute to the spread of religious rituals.

Therefore, please do not allow your fear, ignorance, and lack of reasoning to become instruments in the hands of people who may use them to increase their income and wealth.

Do Not Belittle the Glory of God

I reiterate:

God is Almighty. He cannot be confined to the form of a man, woman, or animal. His glory is so magnificent that idols and pictures created by human beings cannot fully express it.

In my view, if a person worships idols and pictures as God Himself, that person is limiting the infinite glory of God.

Beware of disrespecting the glory of God. Never forget that God is so great that His glory cannot be confined within any human-made idol.

Give Your Creator the Respect He Deserves

Would any of you keep a picture of a dog, pig, snake, stone, piece of wood, rat, or insect in memory of your parents, employer, or beloved leaders?

Undoubtedly, your parents and beloved leaders may be important to you. But the glory of God is far greater than theirs, because they too are creations of the same Almighty God.

If you respect God's creations—your beloved parents, mentors, and leaders—then why do you fail to give the proper respect to your Creator, the Almighty God?

Think about it:

Respecting creation is a good thing, but is it not even more important to recognise the glory of the Creator?

Idol worship is not only making people ignorant but also giving rise to numerous superstitions in society, causing people to become foolish and irrational.

Base your faith not on blind imitation, but on reason, truth, humility, and genuine belief.