FAITH CAPSULE: Pride is a personal ride to self-destruction.

Philippians 2
 
Jesus’ humility was testified of in Philippians 2:5-8, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.”
The mind of Christ is that of a little child; that of a humble one. The effect of being humble:
The scriptural verse above points it out that, Jesus “humbled Himself and became obedient…” Clearly, without humility, it can be impossible to be obedient to the commands of God. Meaning, humility and obedience cannot be separated. Pride, the opposite of humility, is not of God; it is of the evil one and if it is in place in one’s life, humility will be out of place in that person’s life. As a result, where pride reigns, disobedience is active and death looms.
Pride is a personal ride to self-destruction. It is an indirect or sometimes direct way of rejecting God’s command. For example, pride is what terminated the destiny of the Israelites from getting to their Promised Land. The Israelites complained in response to the report of those that went to spy the land, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why has the LORD brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt” (Numbers 14:2-4). God regarded the response as a way of rejecting Him when He spoke to Moses: “…How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me…” (Numbers 14:11) Evidently, rejecting God is same as not believing God. Not believing God is disobeying God. Not obeying God is pride, the opposite of humility. God cannot overlook sin when there is no repentance. God declared what He was going to do to all that rejected Him when He stated, “They certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it” (Numbers 14:23-24). All the ones that rejected God by act of disobedience did not see the land except for Joshua and Caleb. Following God fully is only possible when there is mind of Christ in place in one’s life.
 
Prayer for today: Ask God for a heart that serves Him fully.