"The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet..."
"In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people..." Isaiah 28:3, 5
The glory of Ephraim was itself. It was its own height and depth, it was its own greatness, it was its own glory. What did it have to show for it? What was their crown? Behold its pride and glory: its drunkards, full of their own pleasure, full of their own works, full of themselves; they were full of themselves to the point of drunkenness. In the end, they were their sole focus, they were drunk on their own glory. Such a crown will be taken from their heads and be put under other men's feet: their world will be turned upside-down.
The glory of the children of God is Himself. What else have we to glory in? Have we saved ourselves? Have we tasted of the grave? Drank death like wine? Walked amongst the dead shades of Hades only to rise victorious? Have we laid the world's foundations or set the limits of the oceans? Have we danced in perfect triune communion and brought many sons to the same glory? What have we to boast in but our great God? What riches or power, or gifts or wisdom can we claim that He did not give and that He cannot take away? What glory have we other than God, His Incarnation, His death and resurrection? The crown of pride will be taken from men's heads to be trampled under men's feet. The crown of glory was trampled under men's feet and is now ascended as a diadem of beauty upon the heads of them that believe. Amen.
"What can I claim as my Glory?
This Christ and His Work accomplished.
Grant me, O God, my One Desire,
To Magnify Thy Name..."
-Jon Vowell
"In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people..." Isaiah 28:3, 5
The glory of Ephraim was itself. It was its own height and depth, it was its own greatness, it was its own glory. What did it have to show for it? What was their crown? Behold its pride and glory: its drunkards, full of their own pleasure, full of their own works, full of themselves; they were full of themselves to the point of drunkenness. In the end, they were their sole focus, they were drunk on their own glory. Such a crown will be taken from their heads and be put under other men's feet: their world will be turned upside-down.
The glory of the children of God is Himself. What else have we to glory in? Have we saved ourselves? Have we tasted of the grave? Drank death like wine? Walked amongst the dead shades of Hades only to rise victorious? Have we laid the world's foundations or set the limits of the oceans? Have we danced in perfect triune communion and brought many sons to the same glory? What have we to boast in but our great God? What riches or power, or gifts or wisdom can we claim that He did not give and that He cannot take away? What glory have we other than God, His Incarnation, His death and resurrection? The crown of pride will be taken from men's heads to be trampled under men's feet. The crown of glory was trampled under men's feet and is now ascended as a diadem of beauty upon the heads of them that believe. Amen.
"What can I claim as my Glory?
This Christ and His Work accomplished.
Grant me, O God, my One Desire,
To Magnify Thy Name..."
-Jon Vowell
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