'Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall' (Proverbs 16:18).
Pride can be used in a good sense, in that, one has the feeling of respect to self or to others. However, one still need to be cautious that it does lead to the bad sense that the Bible alludes to.
Pride is a deadly sin and began in heaven in the heart of Lucifer (Satan). Lucifer was an anointed cherub, and was created perfect in every way by God until iniquity was found in him. He developed a proud heart and a haughty spirit, wanting to be like the Most High God, which was the root of his destructive fall from heaven. He had every opportunity to repent but his pride and haughtiness got the better of him; he also took with him one third of the angels in heaven. His fall from heaven gave him the opportunity to cunningly tempt Eve into eating the fruit and that she would be like God, knowing good and evil. She then tempted Adam and because of their disobedience to the command of God they sinned, hence all of us having the sin problem. Jesus came to save and restore us to God, and is ever guiding his people to the path of righteousness of which he finds great pleasure. There are ample warnings in the Scriptures against evil and wickedness which causes much displeasure to God. Everyone who has a proud heart is detestable to the Lord, and this sin will not go unpunished. As believer we must be careful that we don't fall in this trap of having a proud heart and a haughty spirit, as we would be in danger of falling into destruction and from grace. It is Christ alone who can save us, and our salvation is not through the works of the flesh, but by grace through faith in Christ. We cannot do it in our own strength, it is only Christ who can forgive our sins and lead us to eternal life. Let us therefore, look to Jesus and aspire to be like him, as we allow the Holy Spirit to work upon our hearts. We ought to refrain from the spirit of pride and haughtiness and seek humility of heart so we can be more like Jesus. Work carried out in lowiness of heart will be pleasing to God. But if we choose to produce work in the spirit of pride and arrogance, and with a haughty spirit, we will have no part with God. Let us seek God today, and through the Holy Spirit secure our place and make our calling on election sure. We need to exercise the fruit of the Spirit and love God and each other.
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'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and...
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