Pride goeth before destruction

Victory is Not Without Risk. 2 Kings 15:5.

Painting: “King Uzziah Stricken With Leprosy,” by Rembrandt, 1635. Uzziah was a farmer, war hero, inventor, and king. He lived a rich, successful, creative life. But his successes were not without risk. But what possible risk accompanies success? Uzziah was crowned king at the tender age of 16, 2 Kings 15:2. The young man wasContinue reading “Victory is Not Without Risk. 2 Kings 15:5.”

Who Holds Your Lifeblood in His Hand? Daniel 5:23,30

Want to get in trouble with the Lord? To be on His bad list? Do like Belshazzar the king of Babylon: ‘You have not glorified the God who holds your lifeblood in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.’ –That very night Belshazzar the king was killed” Daniel 5:23,30. Gotta stayContinue reading “Who Holds Your Lifeblood in His Hand? Daniel 5:23,30”

PRIDE GOETH. Daniel 4:37.

I dreamed I walked alone in a green valley, distant brown hills all around me. Suddenly I heard an eerie howl. I froze. Was it a wolf? A jackal? No, it was worse: it was a man—a wild man, the most dangerous of all wild things. I ducked behind a scrubby bush. The hairy manContinue reading “PRIDE GOETH. Daniel 4:37.”

PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION … OF SATAN. Ezekiel 28:12-19.

Every day you see it: someone proud fails. It happens in “karma” videos, sports, academics, celebrity gossip, politics, and movie plots. It’s happened to all of us—your confidence becomes cockiness and you fail. Maybe you stare in the mirror telling yourself how great you look, and suddenly acne breaks out like a rash of boils.Continue reading “PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION … OF SATAN. Ezekiel 28:12-19.”

The Devil. Isaiah 14:12-15.

Satan. Beelzebub. Lord of the Flies. Prince of Darkness. Lucifer. Mephistopheles. Lord of the Dungheap. Where did this enemy of our souls come from? Most of our ideas about Satan come not from the Bible but from Milton’s PARADISE LOST (same place we get our notion that Adam & Eve were felled by an apple. Continue reading “The Devil. Isaiah 14:12-15.”