Ezekiel 28:5-6
“Your sharp intelligence made you world-wealthy. You piled up gold and silver in your banks. You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head—what a big head! Therefore, GOD, the Master, says: ‘Because you’re acting like a god, pretending to be a god, I’m giving fair warning: I’m bringing strangers down on you, the most vicious of all nations.’”
“Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, and your riches have made you very proud. ‘Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you think you are as wise as a god, I will now bring against you a foreign army, the terror of the nations.’”
This is an accurate description of our times. Our heads can swell too. Success always tempts but the Lord is more compelling. He brings us up short before hubris fully develops. It is a relief to rely on his corrective presence.
Lord, I am a sinner. Grace me to align with your plumb-bob. I count on your help. Have mercy on me.