It's all about us...right?
"'By the strength of my hand I have done this,and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.I removed the boundaries of nations,I plundered their treasures;like a mighty one I subdued their kings.'"Isaiah 10:12 [The King of Assyria after defeating Judah according to the Lord's will.]Does the ax raise itself above him who swings it,or the saw boast against him who uses it?As if a rod were to wield him who lifts it up,or a club brandish him who is not wood!Isaiah 10:15 [Isaiah's response to Assyria's posturing.]
Assyria is just a tool in the hands of the Living God. It's funny to see them strutting. "Oh, yeah, we're bad." And trash talking. And flexing. When it's God, not man, that determines the events of history and of life. It's comic because we know the whole story. We see the Lord looming behind them, shaking His head. While they strut their stuff, like midgets before Him. A hilarious picture.
But let's not laugh to hard. Because it's us, too. Proud of what we've been able to accomplish. How we've pulled ourselves by our own bootstraps. How we work hard and deserve whatever we've earned, right? How we don't want foreigners sneaking in and taking what is ours in America. We believe our hard work justifies all that we have, don't we? How is it different than Assyria? We strut our stuff (literally) with our clothes and homes and cars.
I'm speaking of myself here. Lord knows.
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