In Ezekiel 28:1 the prophet admonishes the king for making
himself a God, relying on his own wisdom and power, acting without waiting
for the discernment of God’s will. I’d like to say I never do that, but I do,
and often. I ask for God’s blessing to do what I deem best and plunge ahead,
not waiting for his answer. Other times, I follow his will, but out of my own
desires, not his.
I also make myself a god when I judge others, playing the
Pharisee to the tax collector, extolling my virtues over theirs. If I’d never
act the way they do, then they must be wrong.
