The word for today is pride.
“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Prov. 16:18).
“To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech” (Prov. 8:13).
“Though the Lord is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar” (Ps. 138:6).
“Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice” (Prov. 13:10).
“A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor” (Prov. 29:23).
“But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory” (Dan. 5:20).
“But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, ‘God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble’” (James 4:6).
“You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time” (1 Pet. 5:5-6).
“Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you” (James 4:10).
Prayer: Lord, crush me, break me and melt me in the furnace of affliction so that I become soft and pliable clay in Your hands. Worship with me this morning: “Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me.”