Isaiah 2:17 says "And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. " Man is an arrogant fool. We think we can conquer all. We have tried to rule the sky and God lets one volcano on the backside of nowhere create a multi-billion dollar hole in the international air lines pocket. We think we can rule the sea but on a average routine day an oil platform explodes and sinks into the sea leaving a oil mess that still cannot be contained or cleaned, leaving yet again a multi-million dollar question for BP as to what to do. We think we rule the land, but in reality one series of earthquakes in Haiti leaves 1000's dead, missing, or wounded and we still harden our hearts to God and His Word. The only thing we can do is humble yourself lest God does it for us. We all should quit lying to ourselves
For the record in Rev. 5:12 in Heaven it isn't about "we" but "He". "Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing." He is the focus - not our crowns we toss, or our works/rewards, or even our efforts for the kingdom mentioned - it is about Him period. I'm glad, personally I'm sick of the "look what i did" mentality. The church isn't thriving because of you or your prayer life - but rather because He gave himself for the church. It was doing well before we got here and will be just fine after we are gone. We are the creation not creator. He alone should and shall be exalted in that day - Amen and Amen
