Psalms 16:4 states, “Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god:”The false gods of old were false ideologies that mankind from a spiritual, psychological, and philosophical point of view gave material form to (reify). These false ideologies/false gods were destructive to mankind because they were void of the Pneuma (greek> “wind” or “spirit”) that brought Divine power to the dynamic life dimension (soul) of man’s being. This catastrophic realization brought about a continuum of pain in the spiritual, animistic, and psychological dimensions of man’s being which could not be escaped from in one’s own power ( the true meaning of suffering and the answering miracle in Isaiah 61:1-3). Many of the sorrows (cyclic pain) that so many experience continuously in these times are a direct result of the false ideologies/false gods that are carried in their hearts which have been passed to them through various mediums of communication including familial bonds, media outlets, educators, spiritual leaders and a myriad of other forms. The unmistakable mark of someone living in this sorrowful state is their inability to align their hearts with anything of substative value resulting in spiritual stagnation and even spiritual death. ( Just reflecting in the early morning hour)
-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox