Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the
heathen be judged in thy sight.
Put them in fear [make them realize their frail nature], O
Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
-Psalm 9:19-20(AMP)
Up, GOD! Aren't you fed up with their empty
strutting? Expose these grand pretensions!
Shake them up, GOD! Show them how silly they
look-Psalm 9:19-20(MSG).
The different renditions of
this verse from these two versions of the bible shades more light to the
meaning. Sometimes, we need certain experiences to show us our true nature.
What we think about ourselves can only be born out of pride in our
paraphernalia. But that doesn't define who we are. Sometimes also, the glory of
these things makes us to consider ourselves gods of a sort, fit to be worshiped by others. With this attitude, we position ourselves to be opposed
by God, because "God opposes the proud". No matter how great we
become in life, we must not forget that ".......by strength shall no man
prevail-1 Sam. 2:9.
God did not design us to
live outside His help and anytime we tend to do that, God will arise, for He "will
let not man prevail". Man here is our sinful nature and tendencies
that opposes the will of God in our lives. Just like it happened to
Nebuchadnezzar, God will always make us realize our frail nature, that we may know
ourselves to be men. All our facades are “grand pretensions”. What
God resists is who we are by nature that tends to oppose Him and take His
Glory. Therefore whenever, we are shaken by God or face situations that puts us
in fear, God only uses them to humble us. It is not a time to fret, fight or
prove smartness. It is a time of deep contrition and repentance. When we
recognize that we are men, limited in all ramifications, we should let God be
God. God cannot help but continually shake us till we know that it is hard for us to kick against the pricks
and seek for His guidance.
Check the events surrounding
your life and recognize if it is not God trying to bring you to His Lordship.
Don't wait to be transformed into an animal and sent to the forest to eat grass
before you confess like Nebuchadnezzar said " And at the end of the days [seven years], I,
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding and the right
use of my mind returned to me; and I blessed the Most High [God] and I praised and
honored and glorified Him Who lives forever, Whose dominion is an everlasting
dominion; and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
And all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing. And He
does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of
the earth, and none can stay His hand or say to Him, What are You
doing............. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King
of heaven, Whose works are all faithful and right and Whose ways are just. And
those who walk in pride He is able to abase and humble-Dan. 4:34-35,37
God bless you.
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