Destruction
By
Henry M. Morris, Ph.D
"Pride
goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18)
This is the middle
verse of the entire book of Proverbs, and, in view of the obviously structured
original verse divisions throughout the book, it may well have been divinely
designed as such.
.
In any case, the sin
of pride is so deadly, it is appropriate that a solemn warning concerning it
should be placed here right at the heart of God's book of true wisdom.
.
The sin of pride was the primeval sin of
Satan: "Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast
corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness" (Ezekiel 28:17).
.
It was the sin by
which Satan led Adam and Eve to fall. "Ye shall be as gods," he
had said (Genesis 3:5).
It is always the "easily besetting"
sin of Christian leaders, especially those who have assumed such leadership
prematurely.
.
"Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the
condemnation of the devil" (1 Timothy 3:6).
.
Even Jesus was 30 years old before He began to
teach.
.
Though pride is not named as such in the
Ten Commandments, in reality it is implied in the very first one. "Thou
shalt have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3).
The essence of all false religion is evolutionary
humanism--worshipping and serving the creature more than the Creator (Romans 1:25).
.
Pride and unbelief are two sides of the same coin.
When men and women refuse the word of their Creator, it is fundamentally
because they want to be their own "gods," as did Adam and
Eve. .
Human pride is the hidden root of humanism, and of evolutionism, and of "every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God" (2 Corinthians 10:5).
.
It is the very essence of the sin nature which we
have inherited from our first parents.
.
How carefully we need to guard against this secret
sin of pride. If we do not, it will inevitably lead to humiliation and defeat.
.
Are
you struggling with a big decision or wondering how your eternal future will
play out?
Why
not talk to the God of the universe and let Him work in your behalf?
He
says, “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will
counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalm 32:8).
Ask
God to show you what to do. Pray the following prayer:
“Heavenly Father,
I admit that I am a sinner
and my sins have separated me from You. I now want to turn away from my past
sinful life and begin a new life with You.
Please forgive me. I now
receive your Son, Jesus Christ as my Savior, my Master and my Lord. I believe
and confess that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried, and rose from the
dead.
I want to receive all that
Jesus Christ has provided for me as my Savior. Your Word says, ‘Whosoever shall
call on the name of the Lord shall be saved’ (Romans 10:13).
I believe and confess that
Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes unto the
Father, but by Him.
Lord Jesus, I pray and ask
You, to come into my heart and be Lord of my life. I thank You that you have
given me eternal life, and according to Your Word, I am born again.
Heavenly Father, thank You
for the gift of the Holy Spirit Who is in me now. I surrender my life to You. I
promise to study Your Word – the Bible.
Use me for Your glory.
In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”
RELATED POSTS:
.
.
GUARD YOUR
HEART
.
.
.
.
CLICK HERE . . .
What was the reason of Lucifer's fall from
heaven?
.
.
.
.
CLICK HERE . . .
10 Idols of Your Heart to Remove
.
.
.
.
.
.
CLICK HERE . . .
.
“A Pure Heart”
CLICK HERE . . . for the complete playlist
lyrics
A pure heart, that's what I long for.A heart that follows hard after Thee;
A pure heart, that's what I long for.
A heart that follows hard after Thee.
.
VERSE:
A heart that hides Your Word
So that sin will not come in.
A heart that's undivided
But one You rule and reign;
A heart that beats compassion,
That pleases You, my Lord.
A sweet aroma of worship
That rises to Your throne.
icr.org
No comments:
Post a Comment