“You have rejected your people,
the house of Jacob,
because… their land is filled with idols;
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their own fingers have made.
So man is humbled,
and each one is brought low—..
Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty.
The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
“For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;..
The haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
The idols shall utterly pass away.
And people shall enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the ground,
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.
“In that day mankind will cast away
their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
which they made for themselves to worship,..
to enter the caverns of the rocks
and the clefts of the cliffs,
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of his majesty,
when he rises to terrify the earth.
Stop regarding man
in whose nostrils is breath,
for of what account is he?” Isaiah 2:6,8-12,17-22
The day of the Lord will be a day of revealing and reckoning, God come down to man, man before God for accounting. And the Lord will put man in his rightful place. Anyone who has thought himself something when he is nothing, who has exalted himself above the worthy Sovereign, will be laid low. The very majesty of the Lord will fill the heavens, while prideful man will cower. The ones who now lift high themselves will be reduced by the truly lofty One. Only the humble will, by God’s grace, be exalted. (Matthew 23:12)
How confused disordered people get about the status and stature of things! Without God in His rightful position, we put many ambitions, things, people, and dreams on pedestals. We make little gods out of careers, children, and experiences, and center ourselves in the lowlands of existence by failing to consider above and beyond to the eternal. (Isaiah 55:8-9)
In what areas do I possess too lofty a view of myself? Who takes the highest place in my thoughts and determinations? Are there people with whom I act superior, and secretly want to put them in their place? Do I think because of a certain stature or position or privilege, I should be esteemed? When will I take time to get on my knees before the One who is high and lifted up, and acknowledge my humble position before Him? How could a right view of myself, and genuine worship of the supreme God, enhance and benefit my relationships with my fellow man? (Romans 12:3)
Father, consume me with the lofty beauty and power that define You, and may I never share your glory with another or any thing. (Psalm 46:10; Isaiah 42:8)
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