Ninety Days, Days Sixty One and Sixty Two.
2009 November 10
Day 61 of this 90 Day Journey through the Bible took me to a couple of verses that are highly convicting in Ezekiel 28:1-2…
1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
" 'In the pride of your heart
you say, "I am a god;
I sit on the throne of a god
in the heart of the seas."
But you are a man and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
Idolatry of self.
"I can do it all." "I can change my my bad habits…all on my own." "I have it all figured out." "There's nothing I can't do…" Uhmmm…yeah…and about that TPS report? (obscure reference to "Office Space"). Seriously? You can do it all? You have it figured out? I know for me, it's taken a long time to realize this, but I now understand that I can choose to change my habits, but the success is dependent on leaning on God for assistance. If he tells me that there is an issue or a habit in my life to confront, then I have to trust that he will guide me through that change. I make the change while trusting God to carry me through the change. There have been many issues in recent years that he's guided me through, and each time he reminds me of Joshua 1:9, to "be strong and courageous" in taking the leap of faith to change. There's more work yet ahead, but I need to remember that I am a man, not a god, and certainly not as wise as God. Where do you need to stop acting as a god and trust God instead? :: The reading in Day 62 was a reminder of a time going back nearly 3 years when our church had begun some early stage planning to work with architects to design a plan to remodel our building. I remember that I questioned whether I was supposed to be on this committee, as I was already pretty well committed in many other volunteer activities. After much prayer, I opened my Bible to the final chapters of Ezekiel, in which the prophet Ezekiel sees visions of the plans for the new temple. In reading through the assorted measurements taken for each room of the new temple I could "hear" that voice pierce me, reminding me that I was at the church for a time such as this – that my financial experience in the construction and architecture industries was to be used in the design process. It was, once again, a reminder to me this week that when I seek him, God will speak to me. How has God spoken to you through Scripture this week?
