Article No. 0171
The Center
of PrIde is
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“When pride comes,
Then comes disgrace, but
With the Humble is WISDOM.”
Proverbs 11:2
Humility is elusive, because once you think you have it, you don’t
- or you wouldn’t think you did.
There’s a story of a boy who received the Most Humble badge, but had it taken away because he wore it.
If There Is Anything GOD HATES, It’s Pride.
If you think about it, what do we as human beings really have to
be prideful about? Consider Psalm 23 and ask yourself,
who is doing the work here? It says:
“
He makes me...He leads me...He restores my soul...
You are with me...Your rod and Your staff comfort me...
You prepare a table...You anoint my head...”
It is God who is the Giver of Life, the only One who deserves the applause:
“Know ye that the LORD he is God
It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
We are his people, and
the sheep of his pasture.”
Psalm 100:3
The Lord God Almighty takes the credit, not because His ego needs it,
but because we cannot handle it.
Too much adulation swells our heads and pretty soon we think we are in
control of everything.
One last thought: If you feel the need for recognition you don’t
need to drop names or show off, but pause at
the base of the cross and be reminded that the maker of the stars
would rather die for you than live without you.
You can brag about THAT!!
God Bless Your Day
Jesus Loves You
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