Scripture to Read: Luke 20:1-2
Pride is probably one of the worst sins for all mankind. Not that God puts our sins on some kind of measuring scale, but pride is usually the sin that leads to almost every other sin. Pride is when we get in our mind an excessive self-importance, a godless arrogance that we are above those around us. Some of the people Jesus dealt with, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders, were a godless group of men who were overtaken with their fleshly pride. God had Luke share with us the following in Luke 20:1–2, “On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him, 2 and they spoke, saying to Him, ‘Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?’” By this time in Jesus’s ministry, He had performed numerous miracles proving Himself to be God in the flesh, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders were so blinded by their pride that they still had no clue they were addressing the God who had created them. Their question reveals their arrogance; if they had known who Jesus is, they would never have asked such a prideful question. God does not mind us asking questions, but we must ask with a humble heart, seeking to know Him more intimately and to follow Him wholeheartedly. Anything less than this will most likely lead us down the wrong path.
Challenge & Application
Why is the sin of pride so destructive and dangerous?
How have you seen pride destroy people around you or even lead you down the path of destruction?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!