THE WISE & THE FOOLISH
Memorise: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God
resisteth the proud,
but giveth grace unto the humble. James 4:6
Read: Isaiah 14:12-15, 12
How art thou fallen
from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the
ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into
heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be
like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of
the pit
Bible in one year: 1st Samuel 21:23, Proverbs 7:10-27
According to Proverbs 16:18, destruction is the major
‘dividend’ of pride. It is interesting to note that pride was the root cause of
the first rebellion both in heaven and on earth. It started with Lucifer, the
son of the morning who later became the devil (Isaiah 14:12-15). He was a
beautiful Archangel until pride brought him down.
When the devil discovered the easy way of falling into
destruction (pride), he started using it to bring people down to his fallen
state. This he successfully did with the first man and the first woman. The
devil deceived them, telling them that when they ate the forbidden fruit, they
would be as wise as God and they believed him.
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and
that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise,
she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with
herm and he did eat.”
Genesis 3:6
Unfortunately, because of their quest for wisdom that will
equate them with their Maker, they fell, and the glory of the Lord which
covered them departed leaving them naked and empty. Pride disgraces its owner
beyond measure. The story of Pharaoh is a case study. It was pride that drowned
his hosts in the Red Sea. One would expect that after the ten terrible plaques
that God used to warn him, he would humble himself before the Most High.
Rather, he maintained what he initially said: “Who is the Lord that I should
obey his voice to let Israel go?” (Exodus 5:2). Before he knew it, it was too
late for him to repent. To escape the spirit of pride, you need to be genuinely
born again so that the Spirit of Jesus many dwell in you. If you are deadly a
child of God, you need to be sanctified and allow the mind of Jesus Christ
dwell in you richly:
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ: Who
bring in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made
himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant…”
Philippians 2:5-7
My prayer for someone using this devotional is that pride
will not destroy you, your destiny and your loved ones in Jesus’ name.
Action Point
Don’t pray for God to humble you; this is dangerous. Rather,
pray that the gentle Holy Spirit should help you to voluntarily humble yourself
before the Lord, so that He can exalt you.ay come to Your Kingdom through me.
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