The Pride That Blinds
 

by Tom Edwards

Nebuchadnezzar, a Babylonian king during the time of the prophet Daniel, was made insane for seven years because of his pride, and had remained so until he realized in a humble way that God is the one who is in control. Pride had caused him to glory only in himself and, thus, he did not give God any of the credit for his kingly reign and accomplishments, when all the while it was because of the Lord that he had that exalted position of power.

In Acts 12:21-23, we find a NT example of one who also became arrogant and would not attribute his abilities to God. It reads: ``And on an appointed day, Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them. And the people kept crying out, `The voice of a god and not of a man!' And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.''

We should thank God for all our good abilities, realizing that He has made it possible for us to have such.

It's pride that tells a man that he doesn't need God. It's pride that keeps one from the humbleness it takes to accept the way of salvation.  It's pride that can give a person a false sense of security: a feeling that he has no need for the Savior. Solomon wisely wrote in Prov. 16:18, ``Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.''

May it be our desire to humble ourselves before the Lord and simply take Him at His word--never allowing pride to blind our vision from God's humble way of righteousness.

 

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