Pride is what caused Lucifer to fall
Refusal to worship God
He wanted to be worshiped
He wanted to be revered
He thought he was like God
He still thinks that
And it is a sneaky way he can destroy a Christian
Pride goes before a fall
If you consider any sin at all, you will see at its core is pride
Pushing Gods word aside, Oh God didn’t really mean that
He won’t mind
It’s my life
Are just some of the ways we can get deceived by pride
Unforgiveness can be justified by pride
Can you believe what he did to me?
That was the worst thing anyone has ever done to me
I will never forgive her for that
She shamed me
I could go on and on, you’ve said it or thought it
or have heard others say those things
Humble yourself before the Lord and His word
Vengeance is Mine, I will repay says the Lord
When Adam and Eve chose to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, pride was there
Whenever we choose our flesh above God’s ways,
pride is there
They took themselves out from trusting in God
and wanted to do things themselves
They fell into the trap of being separate from God
Being able to control their own lives, without God,
Epitome of Pride
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5
Humility before God is what will keep us close to Him
Deciding your thoughts are higher than His will keep you in pride
and whisk away your life as a waste for the kingdom
and ultimately cause you to fall into the pit
If Jesus has shown you Himself, you are blessed
He does not reveal Himself to everyone
Do not waste that blessing by counting your thoughts higher than His
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8&9
Our place of importance is not key in this world
Our place in His kingdom is
We are here for a purpose
Find out what that is and submit to it
Let the Creator of Heaven and Earth guide your life
Submit to Him in all areas
and if you don’t feel it, commit that to Him as well
Don’t hide it or anything else from Him
He is able to give the insight you need to fulfill His purpose in your life
Scriptural References:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isaiah 14:14
Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. Deuteronomy 32:35
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Luke 10:22
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 12:9