Thankfully we're not struck dead when we puff ourselves up with pride. But hopefully we will be brought down a notch or two when we venture too far into self-worship, self-righteousness, and self-aggrandizement. For "whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." (Matthew 23:12)
I think of how this is played out so obviously in the Christmas event. The King of the Universe became a baby - humbling himself even to the point of death. Now he has the name that is above every name, and at the name of Jesus every knee will bow in heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. I can't think of one time Jesus honored himself. Maybe that's a good lesson for us.
