Pride Can Kill

Psalms 49

Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
² Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.
³ My mouth shall speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
⁶ Those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—
⁸ For the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
⁹ That he should continue to live eternally,
And not see the Pit.

¹⁰ For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
¹¹ Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They call their lands after their own names.
¹² Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain;
He is like the beasts that perish.

¹³ This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
¹⁴ Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.
¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave,
For He shall receive me. Selah

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;
¹⁷ For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.
¹⁸ Though while he lives he blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),
¹⁹ He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see light.
²⁰ A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
Is like the beasts that perish.

I can only tell you rich man poor man that our God lives and breathes today.  He wishes that none should perish but all have everlasting life.  Our bible is not some fairy tale though it is a dream come true.  But you will never unlock this mystery to paradise until you turn from our worlds thinking and step into the light.  I grew up around middle and upper class people and my mother and I lived extravagantly.  But the bible played no part in our life, in spite of how good people thought she and I were, by the material assets we surrounded ourselves with.  I watched my mother’s pride in herself make a mockery of the bible and our lives with what little common sense she had but I still loved her.  Her actions sent me down roads I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.  Then at 31 years of age I had enough and asked the Lord into my life and to please give me my comfort and peace back.  And I would love Him and honor Him for the rest of my life.  People, only true love for God and wanting to please Him instead of ourselves will unlock the treasures, peace, health, and blessings into our lives.  This is unordinary supernatural powers we are dealing with here.  So God tells us in His word our best day can’t beat His worst.  No money, power, crying or praying that is not sincere will bring us this blessing today and life everlasting in Eternity.  Only true, rock solid, unending love for God and His son will open the heavens and rain down the blessings into our lives.  Hebrews 10: 26-31 says “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. ²⁸ Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ²⁹ Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” ³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”  (Hebrews 12: 25-29) “See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, ²⁶ whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” ²⁷ Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.  ²⁸ Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. ²⁹ For our God is a consuming fire.”  God says those who will humble themselves He will exalt, but those who exalt themselves He must humble.  (Proverbs 16:18)  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.  Don’t let your pride kill you.

Blessings to all as we lay down our pride and love the King,

Vincent Young, Christian Analyst.