"Call to me and I will answer you, and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. " Jeremiah 33:3

Friday, October 7, 2011

"Behold, as for the proud one, his soul is not right within him..." Habakkuk 2:4 NASB

If you are a born again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ you have choices. When Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world our sins were atoned for. When we received that truth by faith in Jesus Christ our sins were forgiven and the power sin had over our lives was broken by the powerful blood of the Lord Jesus Christ! Why then would we choose to sin? The answer lies in the attitude of our hearts.

There are two attitudes of the human heart one attitude is humility; the Bible refers to humility also as broken or contrite. The other attitude is pride; the Bible refers to pride as haughty or arrogant. Humility is NOT feeling down about yourself, nor is it a person who lets everyone walk all over them. Humility is an attitude of the heart that puts Jesus Christ first in our lives, everyday in every way. Pride is NOT seeking to do your best or feeling good about yourself. Pride is an attitude of the heart that puts self first in their life, over God, everyday in every way.

"God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." James 4:6 ESV God is opposed to human pride because; Pride is the deification of self! Pride will never bow the knee to another, not even God Himself.

"Everyone proud and arrogant in heart is disgusting, hateful, and exceedingly offensive to the Lord; be assured they will not go unpunished." Proverbs 16:5 AMP Pride will keep you from Gods abundant life, because pride will hinder you from surrendering all to God. Pride establishes its own rules to the exclusion of Gods commands. Pride convinces you that you know what is better for you than your Creator, that is the lie you believe. Pride scoffs in disdain at the commandments of God convincing you that you can pick and choose the ones that suit you.

"The LORD tears down the house of the proud..." Proverbs 15:25 ESV Pride laughs at you and mocks you for believing that your pride will protect you. Pride is a mask that everyone can recognize, everyone that is but the one who is wearing it....

God hates pride because His plan for you is to be conformed to the image of His beloved Son the Lord Jesus Christ. Satan's sin was pride.

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