"He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought
down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble."
{Luke 1:51,52} (NIV1984)
PRIDE!
Pride is an ugly cancer eating away at the center of our lives. It was pride
that took Satan from his place in God’s heaven. It was pride that caused early
man to build a tower toward heaven, and led to the divisions we have among
people today. It was pride that caused the great king Hezekiah to come under
God’s judgement. It was pride that stopped Naaman from being healed, until his
servants spoke wisdom into his life. We could go on and on, with example after
example.
Mary speaks truth about who God is. She exalts Him for the work He
does in humbling the proud. It is He who causes the proverb, “pride goes
before a fall” to come true. What about us this morning? Is there a
humbling process happening in our lives today? This is God’s way; His method
for ridding us of this cancer of pride. He humbles us.
Praise God that He took
me off the throne of my life and put Christ in His rightful place. Praise God
that he didn’t stop there, but He lifts me up as I humble myself before this
Great God of mercy and grace! May we allow Mary to speak wisdom into our lives
today. May we humble ourselves as Naaman did, and turn and be healed. Praise
God that he lifts up the humble!
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