🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL* Tuesday 7th February, 2023 *TOPIC:* LITTLE FOXES: PRIDE

🔑 *KEY VERSE:* 

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. " (1 Peter 5:5)

📖 *TODAY'S READING:* 

2 Chronicles 26:5, 15-16,

Proverbs 16:18-19.

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN* 

Exodus 25-27

 *COMMENTARY* 

Pride is the promotion of self. It makes one think that he is self-sufficient and possibly would not need the help of others or God. Little do they proud realize that everything is in the hands of Elohim (Creator). If He decides to remove his hand to which He upholds all creation, then what we trust in will definitely

collapse.

2 Chronicles 26:5 "As long as he (Uzziah) sought the Lord, God made him prosper" verse 16: But when he was strong, his heart was lifted to his destruction. No wonder the Bible stated "For

whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbled himself shall be exalted." Self-exaltation is the mother of destruction. Someone once said: "Pride is taking a quick ride to hell." Jesus being God remained humble even to the death on the cross, what a shameful way to die. But by the will of the Father, He humbles Himself. It takes humility to do the will of the

Father.

 *Pride manifest from comparison.* The Pharisee in Luke 8 was swallowed up by pride and never saw any other person as being qualified. He is the only one that should be given attention. Pride wants us to know how we are doing compared to others. We want to get our identity shaped by looking at others who have or have not matched up.

 *Pride rejects wise counsel.* Uzziah rejected the counsel of the Priest. He showed off himself as "always right." So he spoke and will not allow others to speak. He was in charge of everything and that got to his head. So his pride repelled corrections and birthed

arrogance.

Today, we need to expose ourselves to Godly standards, living a life full of love, "For love is not pride. God's love exposes us to humility that anyone who accepts his love becomes honest to God, himself and others.

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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS* 

 Pride rushes in where humility breaks down.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER* 

Father, help me overcome any seed or symptom of pride in my life, in the name of Jesus.

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