10.03.2014 Old Testament: Isa 28.2–4

To read the Bible in a year, read Isaiah 27–28 on October 3, In the year of our Lord 2014

By Don Ruhl

At one time, Ephraim stood out among the tribes of Israel, standing in glorious beauty, but something happened,

Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing,
Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
Will be trampled underfoot;
And the glorious beauty is a fading flower
Which is at the head of the verdant valley,
Like the first fruit before the summer,
Which an observer sees;
He eats it up while it is still in his hand.
(Isaiah 28.2–4) 

Great was Ephraim; Greater is the Lord. Therefore, when people abuse the glorious beauty He gives to them, regardless of how great they have been, He brings them down.

Therefore, glorify God in all that you do.