Monday June 23rd, 2025
Meditate on Luke 14:11CEV
« If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored »
Read Luke 14:7-11NKJV
7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
8 “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;
9 and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.
10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you.
11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
« A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down, But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor »
- Pride is one of the greatest destroyers of men – especially those who have achieved something great.
That means if the devil wants to bring a great man down,
he does not have to bother himself sending witches and wizards to that man; all he has to do is bring out the pride in the man. Proverbs 25:27NLT says
« It’s not good to eat too much honey, and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself »
Seeking glory for yourself will not bring you glory but shame.
Stop seeking people to lift you on their shoulders as if you are the best thing to have come into the world; humble yourself.
The devil was once a very special arch-angel in heaven, but pride got into his head because of how beautiful he was.
He started seeking glory for himself, even the glory of God’s own throne.
He ended up being brought so low that, at the end of time, he will be locked up in the pit of fire to suffer forever.
The prescription of God for every Christian is to prefer others above yourself in honor. Romans 12:10NKJV says
« Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; »
The day you forget that everything you have is given to you by God is the day you begin to decline.
Nebuchadnezzar was warned in Daniel 4:24-27 like I am warning you now, but he didn’t heed the counsel .
Pride rose up in him and he started to boast about the things that God had done through him, calling them his achievements.
He was brought so low that he was eating grass with the animals in the bush.
James 4:6 says those who want the grace of God to work in their lives must be humble.
Be humble, pride is a destiny destroyer.
Prayer focus – Father, please destroy the root of pride in my life, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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