Morning champion, breakfast is served.
Pride Ain’t No Friend of Yours (cont’d)
Proverbs 16:18 (The Message)
First pride, then the crash - the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.
A real sobering thought this morning is that pride can actually keep you from Miracles that God has for you!
2 Kings 5:11-12 (NKJV)
But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’ 12 Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
We read here the pride filled response of the Commander of the Syrian armies, a man by the name of Naaman, yes a very important man but one with a big problem, he had leprosy!
He may have been a high ranking army commander but he was also a man dying on His feet with an incurable body eating disease which meant just like anyone else with leprosy he needed a miracle from God.
This much needed miracle was not a problem, He sent for Elisha to come help and Elisha sent a note (prescription) for Him from God concerning what to do to get healed, when He read the prescription He got offended instead of excited, why? simple because of His pride.
· He was offended that Elisha did not come but sent a note.
· He was offended at what God expecting him to do.
· He was offended at where he was expected to do it and felt he knew better.
Read it again and listen to the tone of pride that may have made him feel important but sadly left him separated from the God intended Miracle for His life. Pride always has a distinctive sound and a tone to it, always be careful when you hear it and be sure to deal quickly with is when you do.
He turned away in a rage, why? Because he felt what God had asked him to do violated Him in some way, can you see how pride can keep you from things that God has for you, God did not want to violate him but make him better. But God also had a plan to heal Him of His unhealthy pride at the same time which like leprosy was not doing Him any good.
To be continued
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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