September 05, 2020: SOAP #3929:  Ezekiel 25-28; Revelation 10

Scripture:  Ezekiel (NIV) 28:17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So, I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

Observation:   I see this passage presenting Satan/Lucifer.  He was probably the most beautiful of God’s creations.  He had a high position in heaven.  But pride came into his heart and he thought he deserved more.  (Isaiah 14:13-15) 

He thought his beauty made him worthy of equality with God, even taking God’s place!  Satan needed a good dose of humility. 

Application:  What a special find—to find beauty yoked together with humility.  –to find great talent encased in humility. –to find great knowledge mixed with great humility. 

Finding a talented person who is full of pride makes one look for another talented person who walks in humility. 

Humility has the unique quality to enhance everything it touches.  It beautifies.  It makes other qualities attractive.  It makes people attractive and their gifts useable.        

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, work humility in and through my life.  Make me useful to others.  Most of all, make me attractive to my Heavenly Father.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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