“For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low.” Isaiah 2:12 In Isaiah’s prophecy (from our opening verse), the “day of the Lord” speaks of a time when every high thing will…
“But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” Philippians 2:7-8 Jesus Christ is the perfect model of humility,…
“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble… Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” James 4:6,10 In a world that applauds self-promotion and glorifies pride, God exalts a different path: humility. The Proud may rise quickly,…
“The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!” 2 Samuel 1:19 It is a thing of shame when a nation that had previously ruled is defeated and brought to scorn. In the same way, it is an error when a child of God embraces sin instead of living…
“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall increase.” Proverbs 13:11 There are many roads to wealth. There’s the way of pride – you’ve seen it, people saying they belong to themselves, and no one can tell them what to do, and then, going ahead to gain money by…
“The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?” Daniel 4:30 In today’s passage, we saw how Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, gloried in himself and his might. He accounted the success that…
“Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.” Acts 4:10 Our lives as Christians are meant to speak Jesus. There’s…
“Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.” Daniel 4:37 Today’s scripture serves as a reminder of the greatness and sovereignty of God. In today’s verse, Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges the greatness of God…
“For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?” 1 Corinthians 4:7 There’s something common to all humans, and that is our inclination to take the glory. We want…