All For His Glory

Pride kills a slow spiritual death.  At some point in our lives, we've all been prideful. We have made things about: Me. Myself. and I. As a believer, we know, better and still we behave in a prideful manner. Pride was the first sin that entered the universe and the last rooted out. It was through pride that satan became who he is today, {Isaiah 14}. Satan's enmity against God began with " I " and so it is with us. If we are preoccupied with ourselves, we too will fall into the sin of pride.  Pride is deceptive. It’s deceptive because when we have pride, we're usually too proud to admit it. We need to take this sin seriously. Proverbs 16:5 -says, “Everyone proud and arrogant in heart is disgusting, hateful, and exceedingly offensive to the Lord….” Ouch!!!  Pride is an independent, me-oriented spirit. It makes people arrogant, rude and hard to get along with. When our heart is prideful, God is not glorified. God and pride are like oil and water-- the