Ezekiel 31:9 - 10 I made it (Assyria) beautiful in the mass
of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden
of God. Therefore thus says the Lord God; Because it towered high and set
its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height,.....
As we are studying the book of Ezekiel in
Bible study right now, we came upon this verse and it was pointed out that in
this passage God says He is the one who made Assyria have such a great height,
then He goes on to mention that Assyria was proud of its height. The rest
of the story is God destroyed them.
We are not much different. On one
hand we talk about how God has endowed us with certain gifts, and then we take
those very gifts and turn them into things that make us proud - as if we made
them for ourselves.
It would behoove us to remember all good
gifts come from God, which translates into - God gets the glory.
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