#soap # Ezekiel 28 ## Title: The Power of God ## Scripture: (Ezekiel 28:17) “Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you.” (NET) ## Observation: Movies are fun. In every movie, there are a few typical plot devices to make the story more enjoyable. There has to be a moment when the protagonist has a struggle to overcome. The bigger the struggle, the more triumphant the victory. There is usually an epic battle at some point so the hero can overcome the enemy. It makes for a great story. While movies are fun, we should never use them to form our theology. The truth is, if we are not careful, we can bring the ideas behind movies into our everyday life and try to make everything into an epic battle of good vs. evil. We do this with God. We sometimes think there was an epic battle between God and the devil where the devil was thrown out of Heaven after all hope looked lost. Not so. Many see today’s passage as a spiritual prophecy that first speaks to the prince of Tyre then speaks more deeply about the backstory of the devil. As you can see, there was no battle. As soon as pride was found in him, he was thrown down. God’s power is greater than we realize. He has many enemies but no rivals. ## Application: Live in confidence today that you are on the winning side and it wasn’t even close. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being great and powerful yet still loving us.