God Resists The Proud

God Resists The Proud

Read- 1 Peter 5:5-7 Text: 1Peter 5:5C

“Humility preserves peace and order in all Christian churches and societies; pride disturbs them. Where God gives grace to be humble, he will give wisdom, faith, and holiness. To be humble, and subject to our reconciled God, will bring greater comfort to the soul than the gratification of pride and ambition. …Then be humble under his hand. Cast “all you care;” personal cares, family cares, cares for the present, and cares for the future, for yourselves, for others, for the church, on God. These are burdensome, and often very sinful, when they arise from unbelief and distrust, when they torture and distract the mind, unfit us for duties, and hinder our delight in the service of God. The remedy is, to cast our care upon God, and leave every event to his wise and gracious disposal. Firm belief that. the Divine will and counsels are right, calms the spirit of a man. Truly the godly too often forget this, and fret themselves to no purpose. Refer all to God’s disposal. The golden mines of all spiritual comfort and good are wholly his, and the Spirit itself. Then, will he not furnish what is fit for us, if we humbly attend on him, and lay the care of providing for us, upon his wisdom and love?” Matthew Henry

“Be clothed with humility-Bind it on, (so the word signifies,) so that no force may be able to tear it from you. James 4:6; Proverbs 3:34 “ John Wesley

“Compare 1 Peter 5:9 with James 4:7, literally, “arrayeth Himself against.” Other sins flee from God: pride alone opposeth itself to God; therefore, God also in turn opposes Himself to the proud [GERHARD in ALFORD]. Humility is the vessel of all graces [AUGUSTINE].” JFB

“Oh, how beautiful and bright the sweet and amiable grace of humility shines in every walk of life. It is believed that the Archangel

Lucifer fell from heaven when he permitted spiritual pride to creep in, while unfortunately he ventured to contemplate the splendor and glory of the gigantic intellect which God had given him. John Wesley pronounces pride the great mother sin, whose daughters curse the earth and fill hell. If you can keep your pride thoroughly crucified, you will never fall, because God’s grace will ever sustain you.” DR Godbey

PRIDE

Is sin — Proverbs 21:4

Hateful to God — Proverbs 6:16,17; 16:5

Hateful to Christ — Proverbs 8:12,13

OFTEN ORIGINATES IN

Self–righteousness — Luke 18:11,12

Religious privileges — Zephaniah 3:11

Unsanctified knowledge — 1 Corinthians 8:1

Inexperience — 1 Timothy 3:6

Possession of power — Leviticus 26:19; Ezekiel 30:6

Possession of wealth — 2 Kings 20:13

Forbidden — 1 Samuel 2:3; Romans 12:3,16

Defiles a man — Mark 7:20,22

Hardens the mind — Daniel 5:20 R.A. Torrey