Today’s passage: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%2027-30&version=NIV
“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,’ yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god…” Ezekiel 28:2
When I read this passage initially, I thought, “Well that’s a mistake I’ll never have to worry about making. I know I’m not a god.” But as I thought about it further, I realized that isn’t really always true.
- When I take things into my own hands if God doesn’t handle them the way I think he should, I say that I know better than Him.
- When I rush in head first without even consulting Him for guidance, I say that I am in charge of my own life.
- When I celebrate my success without ever giving thanks to the Lord for his gifts, I say that I have created my own success.
- When I judge someone else saying “I can’t believe she did that. I would never do that!”, I say that I have enough strength in and of myself to fight temptation.
- When I try to be someone I’m not, I say that God didn’t do a good job creating me.
- When I worry anxiously about the details of my life, I say that God can’t handle my problems.
It's easier than I thought to forget that I am not a god. Seems silly, because I know I'm not a god, but somehow, I still seem to forget that. There is a God, I am not Him and I would do well to remember that.
todays post submitted by Kelly Coxe
**Thank you for your comments!
ReplyDeleteThis is a huge part of what people call the "human condition".
We are commanded to rely upon God, but we also have a very capable spirit and very strong will power as part of our God-given qualities.
**A pastor once said that God will provide the supernatural in our natural lives. However, we have to be willing to act;otherwise, we are merely "arm-chair quarterbacks" who just sit around expecting God to both lead us and DO FOR US.
**When Jesus raised Lazerus from the dead, HE did NOT do everything;instead, he asked the helper to remove the stone lid from the grave, and then HE raised him. God can and could do anything! However, everything HE did was as instruction and contained a lesson(s). He asked for help to illustrate that we have to take action in this life.
**I just felt like sharing that although I am not God, I have a responsibility to make decisions and to use my will in the correct way.
Being proactive and being a problem solver can be absolutely synonymous with waiting on the Lord. Too much hesitation is synonymous with confusion, and if I am in harmony with and in step with my Creator, then my answers come from HIM in the first place, and my confusion will be very minimal.
**I guess I say all this to say that yes we need to give all the glory and credit to the LORD almighty;that being said, WE THE PEOPLE can give credit where credit is due sometimes as well.
**I feel a false sense of humility in the over-used expressions of those who constantly regurgitate that they had nothing to do with whatever...The proper use of the will is descent and deserves credit!!
**When people get at least some recognition, it is inspiring and encouraging. Positive affirmations have a Barnabas effect.
Peace and love!!!