Isaiah 2:11
11 The lofty [gabhuwth] looks [`ayin] of man ['adam] shall be
humbled, [shaphel] and the haughtiness [ruwm] of men ['enowsh] shall be
bowed down, [shachach] and the LORD [Yahovah] alone shall be exalted [sagab] in that day. [yowm] KJV-Interlinear
11 The
proud look of man will be abased, And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. NASB
The proud, the arrogance,
the conceit, the over confidence, the attitude of superiority, the attitude of
knowing better. These are the attitudes
and characteristics of those who lack truth.
Those who lack truth in their
soul are the same as those who disregard God, doctrine, and their daily
spiritual life.
They presume that they
know more, and are not in need of any instruction or education.
Only man can grow up,
live for a mere few decades, and then presume to know more about life than
God. And is it a wonder that a person of
perhaps 15 years of age, or 50 years of age, or 100 years of age, can somehow
gain vast knowledge to enable him to know more than God? And God has been around for hardly much more
than … eternity.
And even in the face of
phenomenal storms or natural disasters or disease or wars, or things that
overwhelm humanity, such that the human suffering is staggering, and yet people
still hold on to their presumption that they know more.
In that day, has two
connotations.
The first is in the day
of your impending disaster, punishment, or judgment, wherein God unloads something
that overwhelms your life. It may not be
until the day of your death, but hopefully you get hammered sooner than that,
just so you have an opportunity to get your personal life’s act together. But then some folks will not wake up even in
that situation.
The second connotation will
occur at the Second Advent, when Christ will overwhelm the entire world in the
space of just a few moments. And then
the wrath of God will see millions or perhaps billions drop dead right where
they stand. Against that onslaught,
there will be no defense.
There is only one true
wisdom.
There is only one true understanding.
There is only one true knowledge.
And these come only by
means of instruction, which comes only from a daily study of Bible doctrine. That is the only source information that
allows you to see life clearly.
When people pursue
foolishness, they are the fools.
When people eventually
reach the end of their allotted time on this earth, and if they have rejected
truth all along the way, then their eyes will be opened and they will see God
in all of His glory and then know probably for the first time, just how stupid
they have been. But by then, it will be too late for them to make the changes
they needed during their life.
It is far better to study
daily and grow up wise, than to ignore doctrine all of your life and not know
of your stupidity until it is too late.
The truly wise are
blessed with blessings beyond imagination.
The truly stupid are
historical filler and nothing more, and probably will get an honorary
certificate ‘Number One Dummy’.
Which do you suppose is
the better group?
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