The Lord preserves those who are true to Him,
but the proud He pays back in full.
Psalm 31:23
The Lord Preserves Those Who Are True To Him – Psalm 31:23
Love the Lord, all His faithful people!
The Lord preserves those who are true to Him,
but the proud He pays back in full.
So often we put our heart and soul into other people, jobs or hobbies – the people and things we love the most. These things fuel us with energy, motivate and inspire us for a variety of reasons. So long as our inspiration is derived from that which is good and holy in God’s eyes, this is all a very good thing. But we need to make sure that with even more passion we are loving, praising and serving God! Our greatest efforts and zeal must go towards strengthening our relationship with Jesus, the One with the power to change our situation; who frees us from bondage and has the power to give us eternal life.
It is good to have passions here on earth, but we must take care that we do not put creation above the Creator. As Psalm 31 tells us, “the Lord preserves those who are true to Him…”. The Lord wants to bless us, and so long as we put Him first, all good things will flow from that relationship. Today, make a conscious effort to put the bulk of your energy into your relationship with God. Watch and see how things begin to change for the better.
“Jesus, we desire to put all our effort toward our relationship with You. You deserve all our praise, our time, and our energy. We are our best selves when we are in a close relationship with You. We humbly ask that today You would guide our passions by Your Spirit. Amen.”
Hi,
About a proud person, Psalmist said in (Psalms 31 :23) :’God plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.’
This is one way of explanation, with other consistent verses, about
a proud person.
(James 4:6) states :’God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
(Psalms 138 : 6) states :’ God knoweth the proud afar off.’
Psalmist says,’ Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed. ‘(Psa. 119 :21)
How to recognize a proud person?
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Answer :
1) A proud man thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing.’
( Galatians 6 : 3 )
2) A proud person has selfish ambition or vain conceit.He does not value others above himself.
( Philippians 2:3)
3) ‘Proud person is not willing to associate with people of low position. (Romans .12:16)
4)’ A proud person is desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. ‘ ( Gal. 5 : 26 )
5)A proud person strifes.
(Proverbs 16:5)
6) A proud person boasts of his wisdom or of his strength or of his riches. (Jeremiah 9:23)
7) (Proverbs 21:24) says:’Proud & haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.’
These are the biblical examples :.
!) Moab
(Isaiah 16:6) states :’ We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness ,& his pride & his wrath.’
!!) Hezekiah
(2 Chronicles 32:36) says: “Then Hezekiah repented of the pride of his heart. ‘
!!!) King Nebuchadnezzar:
(Daniel 4:30) says :’ The king said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power & for the honour of my majesty ?’
!v) King Uzziah:
(2 Chronicles 26:16)says:’When Uzziah was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction.’
v) King Saul:
(1 Samuel 15:11) says :’God said to Samuel, “It repenteth me that I haveset up Saul to be king: for
he is turned back from following me & hath not performed my commandments.’
v!) Satan:
(Isaiah 14:12-15) states :”How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning ! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have saidin your heart, ‘I willascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the MostHigh”.
The other verses state :
‘Pride goeth before destruction,& an haughty spirit before a fall.’
(Proverbs 16:18)
‘Where there is pride, there is contention.’ ( Proverbs 13:10)
‘Blessed is the man who respecteth not the proud. ‘
( Psalms 40 : 4 )
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