Is This The Man?

Isaiah 14:10, 16-17 - They will all respond, they will say to you, “You also have become weak, as we are; you have become like us…” Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble, the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”

I will one day look,

and see my enemy in full.

He will not be hidden,

not found in the shadows,

nor lurking in the depths.

One day,

I will see him,

and I will wonder,

why I was so afraid.

I will wonder why

I followed him,

why I was so worried to fight.

I will wonder why

I never used my weapons,

why I allowed him to use me.

Though his appearance

is great and mighty,

he will one day be a corpse in the ground,

covered in dirt and weeds.

I will wonder why I was

enslaved to him;

why I spent so many hours

considering his power.

O Lord,

let me see the enemy,

for who he really is.

Let it lead me to see,

who You really are,

what it is that You give me.

Let me tremble and shake at Your throne,

so that I can stand with strength

against him.

Amen.