Before the Fall
“You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.”
ANOINTED FOR A PURPOSE
'An anointed guardian cherub' describes a position of honor granted, not earned — even the greatest created glory begins as a gift received.
I PLACED YOU
'I placed you' makes clear who was in control from the start — no creature, however glorious, put itself in that position.
ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
Being 'on the holy mountain of God' was as close to the divine presence as a creature could stand — the higher the granted place, the greater the fall that would follow.
WALKING AMONG THE FIRE
'In the midst of the stones of fire you walked' paints a scene of almost indescribable splendor — the highest portrait of created glory Scripture offers before the fall.
A MIRROR FOR HUMAN PRIDE
This lament over the king of Tyre has for centuries been read as the classic picture of Satan's fall — a warning that no exalted position is immune to pride.
ACT HUMBLY IN YOUR GLORY
Act: Name aloud today one position or gift God has given you — and say too, deliberately, that he placed you there, not your own merit.