Monday, July 2, 2012

Pride

Lady of Light

In Ezekisl 28z1-10, the pride, wisdom and wealth of the prince of Tyre are described in verses 1-6, and then his destruction by the Babylonians in verses 7-10. "No doubt this prince foreshadows the Antichrist." (Believers' Bible Commentary, William MacDonald).

"The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; because thine heard is lifted up and thou hast said I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and has gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffic has thou increased thy riches and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches."

Tyrus was destroyed because of his pride. He thought of himself as a God. This should be a lesson to us to think of ourselves as mortal man and live in humble dependency of God. It is easy to lose our perspective if we are not careful.
Know that "Every good and perfect gift Lady of Light

It is Important
to remember that "Every good and perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning".

James 1:17

It is important to keep our perspective and depend on God, not lifting ourselves up as Gods. Pride leads to destruction.

God bless you and have a great day!

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