Pastors And Temptation: Pride and Glory

Pride Pride Pride! This is the greatest of all the challenges yet because it is so subtle. Every time the Bible gives 3 dimensions, the third is always the most powerful. It is not easily noticeable. It needs discernment to take note of it because there may be a thin line between it and godly ambition. It is the sin which single handedly destroyed Lucifer (Isaiah 14:9-18). The Bible tells us that:

• Pride goes before a fall
• Humble yourself before the Lord and he will lift you up
• God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble

Pride goes before a fall

2 Timothy 2:24, teachable spirit is one of the things that we desire. Pride will lead you to think:

• I am better than everyone/ him Jude 8-10
• I can do better than this
• I can’t be under her/ this young fellow/uneducated fellow
• I could lead better
• I will never fall the way he did
• I can never clean a toilet
• I am too rich to do that(1 Timothy 6:18)

Don’t ever think of yourself more highly than you ought. Be confident but do not be proud in a sinful way.

• Don’t live a life of ungodly competition Phillipians 1:15, 1 Timothy 2:24
• Don’t live a showy-life (Matthew 6:16)

By Apostle Pride Sibiya