Tag: Bible verses about being haughty

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-18-23

1 Timothy 6:17 (NKJV) 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

Paul is writing this to Timothy. He is telling him to command (give an authoritative order) to those who are wealthy, to not become haughty.

Another way of saying this is, do not be arrogant, superior-acting, disdainful, showing contempt or lack of respect to others just because of your wealth.

God gives all of us things to enjoy.

But when we start to get confident in those things, or we begin to see ourselves as untouchable, it  can open the door to haughtiness.

Instead of our trust being in God, It can shift to our comfortable lifestyle.

Instead of Who we have, we look at what we have. Instead of trusting with our hearts, we now trust with our head and what we can see and touch.

Having wealth is not a bad thing in and of itself. It’s how we handle it that defines us.

Will we honor God with it?  Or will we lay up for ourselves treasures here on earth?

Matthew 6:19-21 (NKJV) 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Let us keep our hearts soft and pliable no matter what we have been blessed with.

God is watching our attitudes. He is seeing what we are doing with the riches that He places in our hands.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-14-15

Isaiah 14:14 (NKJV) 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’

What would cause someone to ever dream of saying something like this? How could anyone ever want to or think that they could ascend above God and make themselves like Him?

One word; pride.

Pride is one of the most destructive things that we can deal with as human beings.

Most sin is the result of pride. We don’t want to humble ourselves under the hand of God or submit to people in leadership over us. So we do whatever we feel like doing.

Pride will cause us to make some crazy decisions and it will never, ever lead us to anything good.

Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV) 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Lucifer was at the throne of God, serving Him as a head angel. Yet, in his pride, he thought he could rise above God and be like Him. He even managed to convince a third of the angels that he could do this.

The end result wasn’t good.

Pride can be very subtle and sneaky. It won’t always rear its ugly head in obvious ways, like it did with lucifer. Most times it’s so sneaky that we don’t see it creeping in until it’s done serious damage.

But it’s never too late to change. It’s never too late to repent, humble ourselves and ask God to help us to get back on the right track. And it’s never too late to make things right and learn from our experiences.

Today, let’s ask God to show us where we might have become prideful. Even in the littlest of ways. Let’s repent and let Him help us to get rid of that haughty attitude and proud spirit, before it does more damage in our lives and the lives of those around us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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