Tag: arrogance
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Presumptuous Sins
1 Kings 2:41-43 “And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, ‘Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, “Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to…
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A Word to the Self-Confident
1 Samuel 23:1-4 “Now they told David, ‘Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.’ Therefore David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go and attack these Philistines?’ And the Lord said to David, ‘Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.’ But David’s men said to him, ‘Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how…
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The (Self)Righteous
1 Samuel 15:12 “And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, ‘Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.’” Are you impressed with yourself regarding spiritual things? When you look at your life and…
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To the “know it all”
Psalm 119:130 “The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.” No one likes a know-it-all. You know the kind. You can’t tell them anything, because they are so enthralled with how much more they know than anyone else that they have no interest in hearing from those who are “lesser.” It…
To Encourage You 