Romans 1:23-25 "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-- who is forever praised. Amen" (NIV).
The Romans passage above tells us in context that ungodly people do not worship the Creator, but rather the creation. Why is it wrong to worship the creation instead of God? It is because God is greater than his creation. The creation has no power greater than God's power. Psalm 115:3 says "God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him." John 9 compares God and his creation to a potter and his pot, saying that the potter can do whatever he wishes with his creation making one a vessel of honor and another a vessel for common use. God as creator can do whatever he wishes with his creation and he can require whatever he wishes from us. He can also give to us whatever he wishes.
