Tuesday June 24th, 2025
« But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble” »
NKJV Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
NLT So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
Amplified Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time.
NASB Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time.
From our memory verse for today, we see that God resists the proud.
In other words, God opposes the proud.
If the Almighty God is your opponent, how will you ever win?
The major problem of proud people is that they don’t even know that they are proud.
They call it other beautiful names like self-respect, self-confidence, or they say, “I am just honoring my position”.
Saul was asking Samuel to honor his position in 1 Samuel 15:30 when he lost his throne.
David on the other hand danced like a commoner even as king and was mocked by his own wife.
He told her, “I am dancing for the One who made me king in the place of your father, 2 Samuel 6:16-21.
- During praise and worship, you will know who is proud and who is not.
Look at children; because they aren’t seeking to protect any position or anything like that, they just praise God, dancing the best way they can.
During a service we held in one of the Universities in Nigeria, the Vice Chancellor danced even more than the students. God looked down from heaven and saw that, so when some weeks later the enemy rose up to remove him, the Lord of hosts fought on his behalf and gave him victory.
When you humble yourself, God fights your battles for you.
After one of the biggest programs we ever held – tagged Lekki ’98, I got back to the Camp and that night during my prayer walk, between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., I suddenly heard God say, “Son, bend down and draw the figure of a man in the sand”. I drew the figure and then He said, “Stand up and wipe out what you have drawn with your foot”. I did that, and then He said, “Son, if you ever forget who is in charge, I will wipe you out and nobody will ever remember you came into the world”.
It does not matter how high God has taken you, He can bring you down with the snap of His fingers. Proverbs 16:18GWT says
« Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall »
You would be wise to become more humble as you rise, because the higher you go, the greater the fall if you become proud.
Prayer – Give me grace to finish the race strong
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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