Tag: pride
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Inherited Pride
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this. Daniel 5:22 Being poor and being proud was the common disease of poor people. However, looking at today’s scriptural focus, you see being rich and stupid sticking out like a sore thumb. Daniel told the son of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar,…
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Pride Degrades
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 It is so interesting to see a pagan king pouring all this encomium on God. When you experience unforgettable life realities,…
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The Assyrian Cedar
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height. Ezekiel 31:10 What follows this verse is a series of unpleasant events for the Assyrian cedar. The Bible says that pride…
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Stubbornly Unrepentant
They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.Jeremiah 44:10 The stubbornness of these people is legendary. Even when confronted with God’s judgement, they remained stubborn and unrepentant. They were even attributing their suffering…
