by Dona Hake
“Love is very patient and kind, never
jealous or envious, never boastful or proud…” 1 Corinthians 13:4 ( the Living Bible )
We are continuing with the “love chapter” from 1 Corinthians 13. I mentioned that I will be skipping around the chapter, and today we are going to look at another manifestation of the soul of man that God’s love will NEVER exhibit. God’s love is never proud, it does not boast nor does it strut about.
Pride is so ugly and God hates it.
Pride is so ugly and God hates it.
We need to love and embrace all that God loves and we need to understand everything that God hates, and determine ourselves to hate it as well. We need to desire that we are in total sync with the heart beat of God. When we seek to grow and embrace what God loves and hates, we will begin to walk in greater depths of wisdom and discernment in our lives.
Proverbs 18:12 (the Voice) A proud heart precedes destruction, and before honor is humility.
The humble heart is a beautiful heart in the eyes of God, and you will find that those around you will see the beauty if they have eyes to see. It is as we desire to honor Him in every area of our lives we
will be humble and seek to remain humble.
will be humble and seek to remain humble.
The proud heart is the heart that will have a path that will be walked, and it’s end will be destruction.
Let us daily ask the Lord to show us that if there be any pride in us that He would reveal it that we may repent and our hearts would return to humility. May we seek that our hearts be totally occupied with Him and serving Him.
Let us daily ask the Lord to show us that if there be any pride in us that He would reveal it that we may repent and our hearts would return to humility. May we seek that our hearts be totally occupied with Him and serving Him.
Psalm 131:1O
“Eternal One, my heart is not occupied with proud
thoughts; my eyes do not look down on others; I don’t even begin to
get involved in matters too big, matters of faith, state, business, or
the many things that defy my ability to understand them.”
Lord, we ask you today for a greater awareness of the true condition of our heart relative to humility. Help us with the help of Your Holy Spirit to identify the slightest bit of pride that is trying to enter in for we understand that everything starts as a small seed. Convict us in those times where we feel we have a right to look down on others or see ourselves in a prideful way. We thank you that you are able to guard our hearts and minds as we live and abide in the Word of God.