Being a Tool

Isaiah 10:15-16
(15) Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!
(16) Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.

This was in the context of the Assyrian army. God used them to judge Israel, but that didn't exempt them from judgment for their own sins. They didn't give God the glory for how He used them to judge Israel. Therefore, they had to deal with His wrath as well.

I can't help but wonder if there is an application for us as New Covenant saints as well. The chief end of man is to enjoy God and glorify God forever, right? We are simply tools in His hand. Anything we do for Him is ultimately for His glory.

I'm not saying that wasting sickness is the inevitable conclusion for messing this up. However, I also know that God takes His glory very seriously, so let's remember this, amen?