Psalm 62:9

Psalm 62:9

No more than a breath

In this media driven world it is hard to remember that all men are the same. Instead, we categorise everyone. In the top echelons are royalty, aristocracy, politicians, celebrities, sportsmen and women, music performers and TV and film personalities and the like. All of these have their faces and names in the media on a daily basis, and some of their status is defined by their wealth. Because of the glamour and exposure that such people get, it is easy to forget that every one of them is the same as you and I. They breath like we do, they perform all the same bodily functions, they use the same languages, watch the same TV, have similar thoughts and, apart from the public roles that they play, they live lives very similar to you and me.  They work, eat, sleep and do all the things that everyone else does. We are all but a breath. Our time on planet earth is extremely limited and our influences may be different but at the end of it all we die in the same ways from the same causes, just as we were all born as helpless babies. 

“The lowborn are but a breath,” says the Psalm, and the highborn think they are superior but in fact they are just a breath too, their status and their importance is just a lie. All these famous faces are promoting Satan’s deceit that they are different, that they are better! When you weigh all men and women on a balance, they are the same and they are nothing. 

Paul writes in Romans 12:3, “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.”

Do not envy the rich or famous, do not be deceived by their public image. And do not consider yourself to be better than or greater than your peers or your family or your acquaintances. We are all the same, there is none who is greater. Only God excels and exceeds humanity. 

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