Mar 17, 2007 - Where Is your trust

Mar 17, 2007

Eze 27:32-36 GNB
(32) They chant a funeral song for you: 'Who can be compared to Tyre, To Tyre now silent in the sea?
(33) When your merchandise went overseas, You filled the needs of every nation. Kings were made rich By the wealth of your goods.
(34) Now you are wrecked in the sea; You have sunk to the ocean depths. Your goods and all who worked for you Have vanished with you in the sea.'
(35) "Everyone who lives along the coast is shocked at your fate. Even their kings are terrified, and fear is written on their faces.
(36) You are gone, gone forever, and merchants all over the world are terrified, afraid that they will share your fate."
Scriptures marked as "(GNB)" are taken from the Good News Bible – Second Edition © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

Ezekiel in this verse is doing what God is asking him to do. He is speaking to Tyre. At the time, Tyre was the place to be. It was rich beyond compare. It had a huge amount of commerce going on. Trees were sold to other countries. Metal ore was refined so it could be sold. They had a large population of men that could row the ships. Even solders from other parts of the world came and served in their army as it was one of the best.

So what happened? Like all other countries that view themselves as superior to another, they soon found staying on top was not as easy as getting there. Slowly they lost all that they had depended on. One by one it was all gone. The other nations were sad about what had happened. They lamented the fact that Tyre had lost it all. Why? Wouldn't they want to be on top?

They were concerned that they would have the same fate. In a way the Godless people of that day had a lot more smarts than many who are a live today. They realized that if you trust in your riches, they will soon be gone. What they did not realize was they needed to trust in the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. All of us who try to live a life that will keep us on top by trusting in our riches or our ability will find that they will come to a rude awaking soon. There is a need to trust in Jesus as your savior. But even those of us who do will find that we often put Jesus to the side and try to do things ourself. How about you? Is there something that you put your faith in other than Jesus. Let others not chant a funeral chant for you.