When God predicts His judgment against
Tyre he begins with their pride beginning at the top level … “In your great
pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’”
(Ezekiel 28:2b NLT) God was angry with
Tyre and its prince because he claimed to be a god. Now this was not anything
new. Most kings of the ancient world believed in a plethora of gods. Many even
believed as kings they were a god themselves. God saw this as pride and
arrogance.
As I examine my own life I realize I
am not much different than the prince of Tyre. Now I do not believe I am deity.
I do not believe in any way that I am a god, but I sure do try to live like it.
I try to live as if I know everything. I try to live as if the whole world
revolves around me, and sadly this is often ramped up in my own home. I try to
live with all the pleasures I can afford. While I may not put myself on the
same playing field as some form of deity, I certainly try to live like a God.
I think my actions anger God like the
prince of Tyre’s did. What about you, do you see yourself falling into the same
trap as the Prince of Tyer did? For him it was incredibly easy, he was the
prince of a very beautiful city and region. He had wealth. He had servants. He
had material possessions. He had people bowing down to him. And for us it is
easy to. As American’s God has richly blessed our nation. We in a sense do not
constantly need God (We really do, but be honest, how many of us are so in need
that the only option to turn to is God himself?). Because of God’s blessings,
too many times we do not turn to God, but to our own self. Those actions make
us like the prince of Tyre, proud and seeing ourselves as a god. Be on guard
though, God does not like competition.
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