Marine Demons

The Mystery of the Waters

The Harrison translation of Psalm 74:14 says, "You crushed the power of Leviathan." The Lord will crush pride's power and influence in our lives. Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. (Job 41:11) God is Almighty and Self-sufficient. Everyone and everything bows to Him, and He bows to no one. He owes no one anything, and everything belongs to Him. The Knox translation says, "nor can any deserve my thanks by lending me the aid I lacked; nothing on earth but is at my disposal." No one else can make this claim. No one else can exalt themselves to this position. Pride is self-exaltation. Those who exalt themselves are victims of Leviathan's control. They are in rebellion and are trying to usurp God's position. This was the sin of Lucifer, and the reason for his fall. When we exalt ourselves, we are in direct opposition to God. We are setting ourselves in array against God. This is what Leviathan causes people to do. Pride, arrogancy, and haughtiness are all characteristics of Leviathan. Self-exaltation, hardness of heart, and rebellion are also manifestations of Leviathan. I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. (Job 41:12) To conceal means to hide. The Lord is giving us a revelation concerning Leviathan. He is exposing his parts to us. The Berkeley translation says, "I will not be silent concerning his limbs, his mighty strength, and his artistic portions." The next verses describe the characteristics of pride. We need to know them so we can identify pride in our own lives. These verses identify his strength. We can

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