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Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the LORD will be exalted on that day of judgment. Isaiah 2:11
Have you ever been forced, through a set of circumstances beyond your control, to spend time around a proud, boastful person? You know, the kind of person who never seems to have anything to say unless it’s about himself and his accomplishments?
Being around that kind of man for any length of time can be draining, can’t it? Pride is a sin each man struggles with in one way or another. But most men find those who seem ruled by pride and arrogance difficult to handle. In a very real way, most of us find excessive pride...well, kind of repulsive.
Think about it, though. If you find pride repulsive, then how much more so is it for a God who lists humility as a high virtue and pride as a detestable sin? So much so that He tells you, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’” (James 4:6).
James’s use of the word opposes in this verse carries with it an ominous meaning. It connotes a God who doesn’t just let the prideful man go about his way, but who actually works against him in every way.
Pride is a serious sin that leads you nowhere good. On the other hand. God gives this promise to those who choose humility: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time” (1 Peter 5:6).
Have you ever been forced, through a set of circumstances beyond your control, to spend time around a proud, boastful person? You know, the kind of person who never seems to have anything to say unless it’s about himself and his accomplishments?
Being around that kind of man for any length of time can be draining, can’t it? Pride is a sin each man struggles with in one way or another. But most men find those who seem ruled by pride and arrogance difficult to handle. In a very real way, most of us find excessive pride...well, kind of repulsive.
Think about it, though. If you find pride repulsive, then how much more so is it for a God who lists humility as a high virtue and pride as a detestable sin? So much so that He tells you, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’” (James 4:6).
James’s use of the word opposes in this verse carries with it an ominous meaning. It connotes a God who doesn’t just let the prideful man go about his way, but who actually works against him in every way.
Pride is a serious sin that leads you nowhere good. On the other hand. God gives this promise to those who choose humility: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time” (1 Peter 5:6).
