Beauty and the Devil

Ezekiel 28:1-19

Message No. 0768 | Twitter @GodandUs | www.wisdom-speaks.ca

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Hello readers, and welcome to a new week! There are too many examples of people who have ruined their own lives because they allowed features that the Lord put in them to get into their heads and misbehaved in manners that triggered their downfalls. This week, we examine the subject, Beauty and the Devil, and remind us all that God does not share His glory with anyone. God bless you as you read.

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When you read a novel or watch programs on television that are fictional, your mind is already set that these things are largely imagined. However, when you read or watch one that is referred to as a true-life story, you pay some attention because there might be life lessons in there to learn.

I watched a crime story some years ago, and I was shocked, to say the least. It was about a guy and a lady who met under circumstances that I cannot even remember. The guy was hardworking and was planning to marry the lady. As per beauty, the narrator of the story rated the lady 11 out of 10. But she was a devil. Her plan was to capitalize on her beauty, show love to the guy, but secretly, she had planned to kill him and take over his wealth. She tried several times and did not succeed, so she eventually hired an assassin to have him killed. The assassin asked her many times, are you sure about this? to which she responded, I am 5000 percent sure. This was the moment I got scared, seeing how devilish man can be to man.

On the day the murder was planned, she had left home and left the guy with the entry door unlocked so the assassin could enter easily. When the police called her and told her to come home because there had been an unpleasant occurrence at home, she quickly came back, and when she was informed upon arrival that her partner had been killed, she broke down and wept so much that even the devil would be convinced that she was sincerely bereaved. Unknown to her, the assassin had been a police informant, and everything had been staged and recorded to ensure that she was caught and had no way of escape.

Some beautiful people are angels of the devil, and are using their beauty to entrap, defraud, and sometimes, kill unsuspected people. In Ezekiel chapter 28, the Bible describes a physical king of Tyre, who was very wise and very gifted, but was using his wisdom to defraud his neighbors and taking over their wealth, but it also describes a spiritual being who was the most beautiful creature of God ever, but who became pompous and arrogant, and thought he was the one who should be God instead of the One who created him. Needless to say, that God had no kind words or treatment for either of them, because Proverbs 16:5 states that:

Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.

And James 4:6 states that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. In Ezekiel 28:17, the Lord addresses the beautiful devils as follows:

"Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you.

Beauty and wisdom are great assets and should be used to the glory of God and for the service of His kingdom. And while these assets could be used for the benefit of oneself, you become a devil when by so doing, you are busy defrauding people and destroying people’s lives. In 2 Samuel 14:25, the Bible says that Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in Israel. He was described as having no blemish on him from head to foot. But his plan was to capitalize on this by taking over the government of his father, the one the Bible describes as a man after God’s own Heart. It did not end well for him, as he was killed in the battle he ignited to realize his inordinate ambition.

Are you handsome, are you beautiful, are you knowledgeable, are you wise, are you charismatic, are you gifted, do people naturally like you, do you have a large following? These are excellent features to have, but don’t let any of these get into your head, because the moment you allow that to happen, you might just be on your way to self-destruction. There are countless examples of actors, actresses, musicians, sportsmen and women, and other celebrities, who have ruined their careers and lives because they let fame get into their heads and they elevated themselves above others and thought they could do what they wanted and were somehow above the law. History has taught us that these people are either brought down by God or by the laws of the societies in which they live.

If you have an advantageous feature, please humble yourself and thank God for your endowments. Never tell yourself, I am wise or handsome, or beautiful. Thank God for the way He created you and thank Him for the way He created others. Everyone has unique features, gifts, and different assignments. Never think that you are wiser than or more qualified than your boss or your pastor; God has put him or her in position, and you will only get promoted when you respect those who are above you. If people around you are praising and clapping for you, please bow down and bring all the accolades to the Feet of Jesus. You will not architect your own destruction, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

What to Do?

If you have any advantageous features, characteristics or achievements, go to God in prayers and ask Him to help you remain humble and never forget that the Lord is the source of it all.