1st Chronicles 21:27. “And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.” DIVINE VENGEANCE. Pride is a problem for people of all ages. It can work its awful havoc on the young or the sages. Self-congratulation often ends in despair When one forgets that fact that God is everywhere. He knows what is behind each action we do. He knows each thought and each intention too. To think I can get away with sin would be a great mistake, For He knows what is ahead of each step I take.
It doesn’t take much for pride to raise its ugly head. A glance in the mirror or a word someone said May set me to thinking along a certain line, And before long I’m thinking everything is fine – When in actual fact what has really taken place, Is pride in accomplishment or pride of face Has tripped me up and I didn’t even know it – And it takes an act of God to deal with it and show it.
The corrective acts of God often will vary. The pressures He applies is intended to carry The amount of impact to bring about the change That is needed to alter the behavior that for a Christian is strange. If an act of pride has negatively affected others – God’s divine vengeance acts to protect my brothers Who would be hurt by my acts of pride that bring to pass A serious problem, that might for a long time last.
“O God of righteousness and truth: preserve me today from the terrible ravages of pride and the effects that it has on others beside myself. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”