RTW July 16

Up Or Down

The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has done it to destroy your pride and bring low all earth’s nobility.
Isaiah 23:9

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

The people of Tyre were surely humbled, but they didn’t act differently after God’s discipline. (Isaiah 23:17)

Am I different after God’s discipline?

Something New

gaw-ohn’  – pride: exaltation, majesty, pride

A high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.

We can invite:

Destruction and opposition:

  • Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. Proverbs 16:18
  • When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. (NIV) Proverbs 11:2
  • But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. (NIV) James 4:6

Or

Improvement and harmony

  • Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you. (ESV) 1 Peter 5:5-6
  • “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (ESV) Luke 14:11
  • Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. (ESV) James 4:10

Something to Do

Get down for improvement and harmony.

 

 

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2 Comments

  1. Amazing message but today I started to feel like a doormat and just sat in my card and cried.. the greatest song came on the radio telling of God’s army of angels He will send .. it is difficult being brought up in a very prideful selfish family of origin who never grows up and try to escape that huge weed to create a better more pleasing garden with my own family and children.

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