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Eph.4:¹ “Therefore, I a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. ² Always be humble and gentle…” [with emphasis].

Human beings can be very shallow and the reason a lot of people are proud is because they are bereft of thought. A lot of people do not actually think. If only we would give ourselves to thinking, we will be very humble. Sleeping and waking up is a huge miracle. From night to morning, most of us sleep for at least five hours. You woke up still together, is that not a miracle? Total miracle. When you slept, you ceded the control of your life to the Highest but it pleased God to wake you up and give you control again. That in itself is amazing. So why should you be proud? We ought to be the humblest set of people. Paul puts it this way in 1Cor.4:⁷ “For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” (BSB). What do you have currently that you brought to earth from heaven? How much of what you have will you take with you when God calls you home? Absolutely nothing!

James 4:⁶ “But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (ESV, with emphasis). This is very instructive. The Bible did not say God opposes the drunk, or the drug addict, or the womanizer, or the thief. The Bible says God opposes the proud. Do not get me wrong, I have not said it is good to be involved in these things. What will it profit you to boast about not being a drug addict, or a drinker, or a womanizer? You are very good, but you are proud, and you are in church. What is the value of being in church to serve God, but God is against you. God resists [opposes] the proud. I pray that God will not oppose you, rather God will be for you and not against you, in Jesus Name. Pride is a big spiritual issue. We overlook it to our own peril. If you over look pride, it is to your own destruction. Pride is a major spiritual issue – major!

Humility actually makes you unstoppable. Do you think you are humble? A man was asked to define what it is to be humble and he said something really interesting and very instructive. He said, “I can’t define ‘humble’, but if you think you are, you are not.” This is an anonymous quote. In other words, the moment you begin to think you are humble, you are on your way to being proud. Humility is a virtue that the more you have, the more you want. It is a virtue that the more you are, the more you see your need for more. Humility is not a virtue that the more you have the more satisfied you become. Humility is a virtue that the more you have, the more you see your need for more. It may be difficult to define humility, but it is very easy to spot pride.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, please rid my heart completely of pride, in Jesus Name. Amen!