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Tuesday,
September 25, 2018
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"The
Poison of Pride"
Message summary:
"Pride
is your greatest enemy, humility is your
greatest friend." John R.W. Stott
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"Before his downfall a man's heart is proud but humility comes before honor" (Proverbs 18:12). "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
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"Before his downfall a man's heart is proud but humility comes before honor" (Proverbs 18:12). "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
According
to the National Geographic website the
Pufferfish can inflate into a ball shape
to evade predators. Also known as
blowfish, these clumsy swimmers fill
their elastic stomachs with huge amounts
of water (and sometimes air) and blow
themselves up to several times their
normal size.But these
blow-up fish aren't just cute. Most
Pufferfish contain a toxic substance
that makes them foul tasting and
potentially deadly to other fish. The
toxin is deadly to humans—1,200 times
more deadly than cyanide. There is
enough poison in one Pufferfish to kill
30 adult humans, and there is no known
antidote.
Like Pufferfish, human beings can blow themselves up with pride and arrogance to make themselves look bigger than they are. And this pride can become toxic to a marriage, a church, or a friendship. No wonder the late Bible scholar John Stott once said, "Pride is your greatest enemy; humility is your greatest friend." *
Like Pufferfish, human beings can blow themselves up with pride and arrogance to make themselves look bigger than they are. And this pride can become toxic to a marriage, a church, or a friendship. No wonder the late Bible scholar John Stott once said, "Pride is your greatest enemy; humility is your greatest friend." *
Thank God
for the eternal truthfulness of His
Word! The daily Proverb has proven true
countless times.
"Before his downfall a man's heart is proud." Pride is something we all have to deal with at least to some degree. It may be our position, education, looks, talents or possessions. Or it might even be the lack of these things!
"Pride is a universal human problem. When we have exalted ourselves in pride, God does not want to punish us and bring us low but rather to forgive and restore us. He says again and again in Scripture, humble yourselves, and I will exalt you. This gives us hope and encouragement. God takes pleasure in our efforts to humble ourselves, and He loves to bless and exalt the humble." Thomas A. Tarrants
Consider those who've had a "downfall" (the KJV more bluntly translates "destruction"). The downfall might be many things such as a business failure, broken marriage or prison term. Or it might be something that will not be revealed until the final judgment and ultimate destruction. Sometimes people get away with pride for a season. But pride always has consequences, immediate or future.
"But humility comes before honor." The highest honor is that from God Himself. He values humility. "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
Consider for a moment the people that you have come to truly honor. More often in my life they are people who demonstrate humility. And generally the people that I honor the most are relatively unknown. If I were to list the top ten people whom I esteem with great honor very few readers would even recognize their names. They've never attained traits that would bring them fame from the world, but they've faithfully served God and impacted those whose lives they have touched. We're going to meet a lot of people like this in heaven.
May God help us to hide this Proverb deep into our hearts and recall it frequently as we seek to live lives of honor before God and others.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
"Before his downfall a man's heart is proud." Pride is something we all have to deal with at least to some degree. It may be our position, education, looks, talents or possessions. Or it might even be the lack of these things!
"Pride is a universal human problem. When we have exalted ourselves in pride, God does not want to punish us and bring us low but rather to forgive and restore us. He says again and again in Scripture, humble yourselves, and I will exalt you. This gives us hope and encouragement. God takes pleasure in our efforts to humble ourselves, and He loves to bless and exalt the humble." Thomas A. Tarrants
Consider those who've had a "downfall" (the KJV more bluntly translates "destruction"). The downfall might be many things such as a business failure, broken marriage or prison term. Or it might be something that will not be revealed until the final judgment and ultimate destruction. Sometimes people get away with pride for a season. But pride always has consequences, immediate or future.
"But humility comes before honor." The highest honor is that from God Himself. He values humility. "God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
Consider for a moment the people that you have come to truly honor. More often in my life they are people who demonstrate humility. And generally the people that I honor the most are relatively unknown. If I were to list the top ten people whom I esteem with great honor very few readers would even recognize their names. They've never attained traits that would bring them fame from the world, but they've faithfully served God and impacted those whose lives they have touched. We're going to meet a lot of people like this in heaven.
May God help us to hide this Proverb deep into our hearts and recall it frequently as we seek to live lives of honor before God and others.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, I wholeheartedly acknowledge
before others all that I have, all that
I am and all that I ever hope to be I
owe to You. Help me to always remember
the destructive nature of pride. You are
a gracious and generous Father who
deserves all the praise, glory and honor
due Your name. Today I humbly proclaim
You to be my Lord and Master. Amen.
Another
view of the Stoltzfus Gourd and Pumpkin farm we
drove by on Sunday afternoon with this photo
taken by Ester
(Click
to enlarge)
Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental Resources
"Humble Yourselves" Video
Maranatha Singers
The Stoltzfus Gourd and Pumpkin Farm is located here (Google map)
The Stoltzfus Gourd and Pumpkin Farm is located here (Google map)
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