Pride and Power

 Scripture:

“O people of Judah and Jerusalem, surrender your pride and power. Change your hearts before the Lord, or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire because of all your sins.”  ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

Jeremiah is told here to confront the people of God and tell them to surrender their pride and power and to change their hearts before God. If they don’t, they could expect God’s anger to burn against all their sins. Pride and power are the roots of so many sins. God asks us to lay down pride and power and pick up humility and brokenness before Him. 

Application:

Pride and power must be rooted out of our lives. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. We must remain vigilant and not let pride and power seeking into our lives. When we feel like we can do life without God, we will fall every time. When we lean on Him for everything, we will succeed. We must learn to change our hearts and walk in humility and submission to the plans and purposes of God.

Prayer:

Lord God Almighty, You are incredible and I love You more each day. Teach me to follow You well all the days of my life. Help me to eliminate pride and power and learn to walk in humility and surrender to You and Your desires. Show me how to live well every day and let me help others to do the same.

Yours Forever,

Jeff