God has appointed a day when all that is contrary to him shall be wiped away and he alone shall be exalted.
Their land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their own fingers have made. ... The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low ... And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away. (Isaiah 2:8, 11-12, 17-18)
How shall God's people respond?
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ. (Philippians 3:8)
In the light of his return, what do we count loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus? Any loss is light compared to the lovely loftiness of our Lord; may we focus on the glorious gain of God in Christ. John Piper: "He is not poor nor much enticed who loses everything but Christ."
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