Ezekiel 21:12, 26 ESV
Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. Strike therefore upon your thigh.
thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted.
This chapter is another pronouncement of coming judgment. That the judgment is coming is sure. That it is from God is sure. That it will come from the Babylonians is sure. But the thing that caught my eye is that it will surely affect every level of society.
America today is a land of elitism and celebrities. If you are a celebrity then you somehow have the ability to speak authoritatively to anything. They speak about Iraq and Afghanistan, gun control and climate change, world hunger and poverty as though they know what they are talking about, and because they are celebrities people believe them. A celebrity walks by and we all whisper. A celebrity signs their name to something and its value doubles. We even have people today that are famous for no other reason than that they are famous.
When God judges a people, elitism and celebrity privilege go out the window. In this passage God says that he will judge everyone. Prince and pauper alike will face his wrath. There will come a day when every person, small or great, will stand before God. When that day comes our bank accounts, our movie appearances, our brushes with greatness will all mean nothing. The only thing that will matter in that day is whether we know, and are known by, Christ.
It is time we worship the one who created this world. We have too long worshipped the creation itself. One day the Creator will become the destroyer because of what we have done to his creation, and because we have "worshipped and served the creature rather than the creator." (Romans 1:25)
Our greatest brush with greatness is not found when we are in the same room with a celebrity but when we kneel before the King of kings. Father, today may my life be one of true worship.
By His grace,
Rick Weinert
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