September 26 Daily Devotional

Bible Reading

Isaiah 2:10-22:

¹⁰Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
¹¹The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
¹²For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
¹³And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
¹⁴And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
¹⁵And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
¹⁶And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
¹⁷And 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.
¹⁸And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
¹⁹And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
²⁰In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
²¹To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
²²Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?

Devotional

How proud the natural man is! Of what? He is proud of his knowledge, wisdom, strength, riches, and the like. He even boasts of his goodness before the Lord. Nebuchadnezzar boasted: "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the king­dom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my maj­esty." The pharisee in the temple thanked God that he was not as other men. He boasted that he did not commit the sins they did, and bragged of his good works. But what does the Bible say? "Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches." All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. And what have we, that we did not receive? And what reason do we have to boast then ? True humility is well pleasing to God. Peter writes, "Be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble." And those that walk in pride, he is able to abase. No flesh should glory in his pre­sence. All glory belongs to God. "Let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord."

"Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake."

Prayer

O Lord God, Thou alone art great, and greatly to be praised. All honor and glory belong unto Thee. Help us to come unto Thee in true humility. Help us to know Thee, as Thou hast revealed thyself in Thy Word. Pardon all of our sins. May we praise Thy great and holy name now and for ever. Amen.

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Scripture in Devotional: Dan. 4:20 Luke 8:10, 11; Jer. 9:23; Isa. 64:6; 1 Cor. 4:7; 1 Pet. 1:5; Dan. 4:37; 1 Cor. 16:29; Jer. 9:24; Ps. 115:1.

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