December 1
PROVERBS 21
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD;
he turns it wherever he will.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
– Proverbs 21:1-5
PROVERBS 21 THE HAUGHTY AND THE PROUD
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
Whenever the proud boasts of his own works
He exists for himself and disqualifies the existence of God
Every good and perfect gift comes from up above
But the haughty does not acknowledge that gifts come from God
The proud constantly manipulates situations to take credit for things
He is not interested in anything that does not bring attention to himself.
Pride is the root of all evil. In every conflict or trouble, we will find a haughty person in it. Our first parent’s original sin was rooted on wanting to know what God knows. They had no idea that the reason behind the enticement of the serpent had to do with being equal with God. Whenever we aim to make ourselves shine and become the center of attention, we open doors to the enemy to work on our hearts. The devil’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy the identity that God created. He twists the purpose of our being which is to bring glory to God. Instead, he makes us desire to give glory to ourselves.
When people have pride in their hearts, they have discrimination and partiality. To make themselves higher than others, they would put down others to get that desire met.
REFLECTION
• Cite some examples when the haughty spirit manifests in one’s life.
