The Path You Are On is Not Going to End Well
The Sin of Pride
The Lord detests all the proud of heart.
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished. Proverbs 16:5
There is a remedy
First lift God high in praise, submit your spirit to humility
Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud. Proverbs 16:19
Replace your love for self
Fill your heart with love for God
Walk in faithfulness and the sin of pride will be covered
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil. Proverbs 16:6
A life that ends well walks in the fear of the Lord
Proverbs 16 is a reminder to be humble
We do not always recognize the pride in our hearts, but God does
Because God loves us
He is with us even as close as the internal motives of our hearts
He is faithful to weigh the motives of our heart and warn us from the fall of pride
God wants your path to end well
The Sin of Pride
Pride is one of those words
that contains good and evil.
Excellence, achievement, beauty
and glory are all good things.
We all like to be or be a part of something
we can be proud of.
To do good is…
A foundational command of life.
Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Psalms 37:3
Command them to do good,
to be rich in good deeds,
and to be generous and willing to share.
1Timothy 6:18
Proverbs 16:18 tells us that…
The path of pride does not end well.
Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
The Hebrew word for pride
in Proverbs 16:18
is made up of two words.
The one meaning to mount up;
hence, in general, to rise, (figuratively) be majestic
The other word arrogance or majesty;
by implication, (concretely) ornament
Proverbs 16 reminds us that…
God is the Majestic One.
God sees the motives of our heart.
He knows when we are promoting
ourselves over others and God.
All a man's ways seem innocent to him,
but motives are weighed by the Lord.
Proverbs 16:2
The first case of sin was the sin of pride.
Lucifer, son of the morning.
Isaiah 14:12-15
The pride of Satan to exalt himself
and be like the Most High.
I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High."
15 But you are brought down to the grave,
to the depths of the pit.
Isaiah 14:14-15
So often you and I determine in our hearts our creed,
or code of ethics based on our desires…
And when we do this,
it does not end well.
The Lord detests all the proud of heart.
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:5
There is a remedy.
First lift God high in praise,
submit your spirit to humility.
Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19
Replace your love for self.
Fill your heart with love for God.
Walk in faithfulness
and the sin of pride will be covered.
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
Proverbs 16:6
A life that ends well walks
in the fear of the Lord.
Proverbs 16 is a reminder to be humble.
We do not always recognize
the pride in our hearts…
But God does.
Because God loves us…
He is with us even as close
as the internal motives of our hearts.
He is faithful to weigh the motives of our heart…
And warn us from the fall of pride.
God wants your path to end well.
Scripture Reading
Proverbs 16:18-19
18 Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 16:2
2 All a man's ways seem innocent to him,
but motives are weighed by the Lord.
Proverbs 16:5-6
5 The Lord detests all the proud of heart.
Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
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