My quiet time reading yesterday was on the subject of pride. The Scriptures contain numerous warnings about the danger of pride. This, of course, does not refer to a person possessing a healthy self-image, but to an attitude of arrogance or self-centeredness.
We tend to think that the way to get ahead is to push ourselves forward. God's truth is opposite of man's thinking. Destruction is preceded by a haughty heart; honor is preceded by humility. The path leading to a fall is by way of pride. The path to honor is by way of humility. The Believer's Commentary has a statement that really hit home with me:
"Pride has one foot in the grave and another on a banana skin. Humility walks securely toward honor." (William MacDonald and Arthur Farstad, Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1995)
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