This is episode # 22 “Humble not Proud”
Daniel 5:20 AMP But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him. And you, his [a]son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart (mind), even though you knew all this. God wants us to show humility not proudness, thus He gives us His word to teach us about a loving God that out of love not proudness He gave His son to save the world.
1 Samuel 2:3)AMP) Do not go on boasting so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the Lord is a God of knowledge, And by Him actions are weighed (examined). Avoid being arrogance, and be humbled for thew blessings of the Lord, For whatever you have, from food to a Job, your family and even the breath you breathe is all due to God. Being Proud is a feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.
Psalm 17:10 They have closed their unfeeling heart [to kindness and compassion]; With their mouths they speak proudly and make presumptuous claims. Kindness and compassion should be a refection of who I am, because I am a child of God. God is filled with kindness and compassion.
James 4:5-7(KJV) Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Psalm 18:27 You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
Psalm 138:6Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land
James 4:10 (KJV) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble
Humbling Yourself Before God What do you think it means to humble yourself? The Webster dictionary defines humility as not being proud, haughty, arrogant, or assertive. It also describes the characteristics of humility as reflecting, expressing, or offering a spirit of deference or submission. So let us me proud to be a child of God through humility.
