The Proud.
Jas 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith,
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Pride- self
adoration.
Self-centeredness in
whatever form it takes in our lives is completely wrong.
Why? Why is
self-centeredness wrong?
We are supposed to
be ONE in agreement, all of us, every single one of us is supposed to be in
agreement. Does that sound wrong to you?
So many will say it does. They say we can't all be in agreement, that it would somehow
destroy our individuality. Being in agreement does not mean being identical to
each other. You know this is true, that this is factual, because we deal with
each other all the time and a lot of that time is spent in agreement with each
other. We couldn't live in the same house with each other if we couldn't live
in agreement. We couldn't have the
societies we do have if we couldn't make agreements. When agreements get broken that is when the
trouble begins.
God has to resist
the proud, the self-centered. It is the
humble person who is in agreement with God's will, seeking God's will and not
their own. A proud person will resist God in favor or self.
Seeking God is
seeking God's will. Seeking self is self-will.
We have to ask
ourselves constantly whose will we are seeking. And how we answer that will
tell us who we are following.
Please LORD keep us
from doing our own will, and help us to do Yours in ALL things, not just things
of convenience, not just in things that please us, but in all things trusting
in YOU always!
All by YOUR grace,
YOUR love!
Amen.
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