Pride is Sin

Habakkuk 2:4

Look at the proud!  They trust in themselves,

and their lives are crooked, but the righteous

will live by their faith.  (NLT)

     Pride in layman terms, is a soul killer. Pride is the root that grows deep into our sinful nature. It is pride that tells us, “we are gods”—that we are in control.  Pride tells us that we are better than others.  Pride causes us to hunger for the forbidden; those things that can secretly satisfy the pleasures of our carnal flesh. It was the pride of God's most beautiful and powerful angel, Lucifer, that tempted him to rebel against the LORD God Almighty and lose his righteous standing in Heaven. Pride is a self-adornment disease that decays the soul and destroys our relationship with God and those around us.  The pride that lurks within, hangs on to its crown of deception at all costs, for pride cannot lose face in the eyes of others, especially those who are below its kingly standard.  But saddest thing about the disease of pride is that its misguided, self-indulging ways blind us from seeing the glory of the LORD. Pride will lead us down a dark path of self-induced destruction that separates us from the saving Truth that is found in death and resurrection of Christ Jesus, our Lord God and Savior.

     Don't let the terrible sin of pride rule in your life, my friend. Instead, see yourself as a humble servant of the Lord, dedicated to doing what is right, and not what makes you feel good.  See yourself as a child of the Living God and open your heart and mind to His life saving Way.  Look at everyone as better than yourself, and most importantly compare yourself only to Jesus Christ. For He is our creator and he creates all people in His likeness and we all come into this world the same way.  So be of humble heart and live ever so faithful in your thanksgiving to the Lord who graciously gives us every good thing.

                                      A Whisper of Hope 

Be of humble spirit, My child...and I will draw you near to Me.  I will show you how to walk upright and holy without letting it go to your head.  I made you to walk with Me as My child, just as I made all those around you.  Be humble and contrite and be all I created you to be for Me.

Romans 12:3

As God's messenger, I give each of you this warning:

Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring

your value by how much faith God has given you.  (NLT)

“God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble”

                                        (James 4:6)