August 26: God is a Sweetheart!
Ezekiel chapters 26-28
Ezekiel 28:1-10
Amplified Bible (AMP)
28 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,
2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: Because your heart is lifted up and you have said and thought, I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas; yet you are only man [weak, feeble, made of earth] and not God, though you imagine yourself to be almost more than mortal with your mind as the mind of God;
3 Indeed, you are [imagining yourself] wiser than Daniel; there is no secret [you think] that is hidden from you;
4 With your own wisdom and with your own understanding you have gotten you riches and power and have brought gold and silver into your treasuries;
5 By your great wisdom and by your traffic you have increased your riches and power, and your heart is proud and lifted up because of your wealth;
6 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have imagined your mind as the mind of God [having thoughts and purposes suitable only to God Himself],
7 Behold therefore, I am bringing strangers upon you, the most terrible of the nations, and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom [O Tyre], and they shall defile your splendor.
8 They shall bring you down to the pit [of destruction] and you shall die the [many] deaths of all the Tyrians that are slain in the heart of the seas.
9 Will you still say, I am a god, before him who slays you? But you are only a man [made of earth] and no god in the hand of him who wounds and profanes you.
10 You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers, for I have spoken it, says the Lord God.
Proverbs 16:18
New International Version (NIV)
a haughty spirit before a fall.
I appreciate God's sure, consistent laws. All throughout the Bible, pride always goes before destruction. That's just the way it is. The way it's always been. The way it always will be. I must daily rip pride out of my heart and humble myself before the Almighty God. Then, He will smile on me and I can expect His blessings on my life.
I have encountered people in my 54 years of living who seem to want to keep me guessing. What you see is definitely not what you get. I'm thinking we are on the same page, moving toward the same goal, and boom!, I get hit with an unexpected curve ball. Double standards are the norm for these types of people. I am unable to sit down and talk things out with them. They deny what's really happening. Can I get an amen? Anybody know what I'm talking about?
Well, Hallelujah, Praise the Lord, God NEVER changes! His goal isn't to keep me guessing! I don't ever have to wonder what His real motive is. His motive is ALWAYS pure!!! He doesn't have a hidden agenda!!! He is a SWEETHEART! He is the ONLY one I know who truly is a Sweetheart. He loves me with a pure heart. His one true motive is to guide me to Heaven, the beautiful place He has prepared for His bride.
There will be NO PRIDE in Heaven. I don't have to wonder. NO PRIDE. His word is simple and clear.
"Dear Jesus THANK YOU! Thank You for making Your way very clear! Thank You that I don't have to wonder if You approve of me or if I'm pleasing You. Your word tells me exactly what I must do! Thank You that You never change like humans. Thank You that you aren't moody like humans. You are truly a Sweetheart Who wants the very BEST for me!!! And I love You for it! I am so excited right now. I get to spend eternity with my Sweetheart! Who has NO HIDDEN AGENDA!!! Praise Your name, the name of Jesus, forever and ever! AMEN."
Comments
Post a Comment