The Prophet and Praise
Meaningless Worship
Isaiah 2:10-17
The Message
Pretentious Egos Brought Down to Earth
10 Head for the hills,
hide in the caves
From the terror of God,
from his dazzling presence.
hide in the caves
From the terror of God,
from his dazzling presence.
11-17 People with a big head are headed for a fall,
pretentious egos brought down a peg.
It’s God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about,
The Day that God-of-the-Angel-Armies
is matched against all big-talking rivals,
against all swaggering big names;
Against all giant sequoias
hugely towering,
and against the expansive chestnut;
Against Kilimanjaro and Annapurna,
against the ranges of Alps and Andes;
Against every soaring skyscraper,
against all proud obelisks and statues;
Against ocean-going luxury liners,
against elegant three-masted schooners.
The swelled big heads will be punctured bladders,
the pretentious egos brought down to earth,
Leaving God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about.
pretentious egos brought down a peg.
It’s God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about,
The Day that God-of-the-Angel-Armies
is matched against all big-talking rivals,
against all swaggering big names;
Against all giant sequoias
hugely towering,
and against the expansive chestnut;
Against Kilimanjaro and Annapurna,
against the ranges of Alps and Andes;
Against every soaring skyscraper,
against all proud obelisks and statues;
Against ocean-going luxury liners,
against elegant three-masted schooners.
The swelled big heads will be punctured bladders,
the pretentious egos brought down to earth,
Leaving God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about.
For Reflection
It
is the curse of success. After the sacrifice and heavy work is done
and one can bask in success, after the awards and the words of praise
from admirers, well wishers, wannabes and the jealous, one can become
enamored with his or her own success. Ah, the self-made person!
Seduced by self-fulfillment, and shielded from the reality of his or her
triumph!
No one does it alone. All people have others to thank for their achievement. Lulled into a false sense of security, one may fool him or her self in thinking that he or she is above consequence. No one is above consequence.
No one does it alone. All people have others to thank for their achievement. Lulled into a false sense of security, one may fool him or her self in thinking that he or she is above consequence. No one is above consequence.
Pray
for
humility while basking in success. Pray prayers of thanksgiving for
God's blessings. Praise God for all that goes well in your life.
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