Highlighted Verses and my thoughts:
"In your great pride you claim, 'I am god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.' But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god." Ezekiel 28:2
The majority of the verses from Ezekiel today told about the success of Tyre and how important and respected it was for it's success. However, that success brought the pride and boastfulness that eventually destroyed it. I could not help but compare the description of Tyre to our country today. We have amassed great wealth (yes, even the poor in our country are wealthy by the world's standards), have beautiful homes, and live a comfortable lifestyle. But many are boastful and regard themselves wiser and better than those who have less. Some even consider themselves as gods in their own minds. How far will our nation and world go before we are also wrecked in the stormy seas, left crying aloud and weeping bitterly, in grief and mourning over a lost relationship with God?
"Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the palace, and tore down the walls of the city. Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, sent to Babylon the rest of the people who remained int he city as well as those who had defected to him. But Nebuzaradan left a few of the poorest people in Judah, and he assigned them vineyards and fields to care for." Jeremiah 39:8-10
This brought to mind the verse from the gospels, Matthew 10:16, that refers to "those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last". I wonder why the poorest people were chosen to remain in Judah? Was it better to remain there while the others were sent to Babylon, or was it worse?
My response to God: Dear Father, guide me to not waste another day letting pride get in the way of doing your work here on earth. Remind me daily why I am here -- that my purpose is to praise you and lead others to do the same.
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