Putrid Pride
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate. Proverbs 8:13
Some people have so much pride and arrogance that it is almost nauseating…. You know the ones that I am talking about: they have done more, own more, seen more and can do more than anyone. And they are not afraid to let you know. You are tempted to go the other way when you see them coming. But then again, you don’t even have to talk to them to be disturbed, for their dazzling display blinds your eyes before they are within earshot.
Often, it causes me to bristle in anticipation of speaking with them since it disturbs me so much. And Solomon supports me in Proverbs 28:25. It seems like they leave a wake of strife/unrest where ever they roam.
I wish I never met any such people that claimed to be Christians. But alas, it is not so. Surely they have not read Psalms 10:4, “The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” What an eye-opening statement!
I could spend all day lambasting these individuals but there are some words Jesus spoke in Matthew 7:1-3 that hit home. “For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged” rings home. Do I sometimes get carried away bragging about my children? Am I happy to talk on hours about my hobbies? And my favorite sports team (War Eagle!)? I guess that is why he added the last part to the verse regarding our mouth!
Yes, I am guilty as well. I believe we all fall into that category at one time or another of being “just a little arrogant”. But there is hope! Join me today in getting down off the pedestal of pride and on our knees in humility. We have much to be thankful (but not prideful) for that God has blessed us with. But if we stop and recognize to whom it belongs (not us), we will be a little more humble in sharing with others today.
Some people have so much pride and arrogance that it is almost nauseating…. You know the ones that I am talking about: they have done more, own more, seen more and can do more than anyone. And they are not afraid to let you know. You are tempted to go the other way when you see them coming. But then again, you don’t even have to talk to them to be disturbed, for their dazzling display blinds your eyes before they are within earshot.
Often, it causes me to bristle in anticipation of speaking with them since it disturbs me so much. And Solomon supports me in Proverbs 28:25. It seems like they leave a wake of strife/unrest where ever they roam.
I wish I never met any such people that claimed to be Christians. But alas, it is not so. Surely they have not read Psalms 10:4, “The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” What an eye-opening statement!
I could spend all day lambasting these individuals but there are some words Jesus spoke in Matthew 7:1-3 that hit home. “For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged” rings home. Do I sometimes get carried away bragging about my children? Am I happy to talk on hours about my hobbies? And my favorite sports team (War Eagle!)? I guess that is why he added the last part to the verse regarding our mouth!
Yes, I am guilty as well. I believe we all fall into that category at one time or another of being “just a little arrogant”. But there is hope! Join me today in getting down off the pedestal of pride and on our knees in humility. We have much to be thankful (but not prideful) for that God has blessed us with. But if we stop and recognize to whom it belongs (not us), we will be a little more humble in sharing with others today.
No comments have been added yet.
