{"id":514,"date":"2009-07-27T13:54:06","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T18:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/?p=514"},"modified":"2021-06-20T08:39:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T12:39:08","slug":"7-27-09-tgim-good-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/2009\/07\/7-27-09-tgim-good-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"7-27-09 TGIM! GOOD NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"
GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR WEEK<\/span>
\nTGIM – Thank God It\u2019s Monday!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
7-27-09<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Dove\"<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

THE WORD IS:<\/b> Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. <\/i><\/b>Proverbs 16:18<\/p>\n

THE POINT IS:<\/b> Ever since \u201cThe Fall,\u201d mankind has been stuck on themselves. The result has been an ingrained attitude of what God calls pride. Pride is inherent in the entire human race. Pride is self-reliance\u2014the epitome of self-sufficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pride can be either extroverted or introverted, but it\u2019s all the same. Pride always puts ME on a pedestal. It\u2019s all about ME: my needs, my wants, my plans, my possessions. My, my, my! Pride says, \u201cIt\u2019s my life, therefore I demand my rights! I will get what I want, and I will do it my way!\u201d It\u2019s really a matter of my will, not Thine, be done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone is born with this self-seeking, self-serving, self-sufficient disposition. The Apostle Paul referred to this in Philippians 3:3-4 as trusting in the flesh or having confidence in the flesh\u2014the flesh being our humanity. Certainly our humanity has been endowed by our Creator with many marvelous talents and abilities. He\u2019s the One who created it, and He said it was very good (Genesis!:31).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, left to ourselves, the outcome is always one of pride: pride in our achievements, pride in our attainments\u2014self-aggrandizement to the nth degree. \u201cLook what I can do.\u201d \u201cLook what I know.\u201d Pride is a know-it-all attitude.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This know-it-all attitude of pride stems from the tree of knowledge. We think such knowledge is our source of nourishment, when in fact, it\u2019s our source of destruction. As long as a person has a haughty attitude of pride, he will continue to fall. It\u2019s inevitable!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Such fleshly dependency is the downfall of all mankind, and it remains a blight upon the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ even unto this very day. Far too many Christians still operate from a fleshly point of reference\u2014living from the outward man of their humanity. Regardless of what others may call it, God still calls it pride!<\/p>\n

THE APPLICATION IS:<\/b> God makes it clear how He feels about pride in Proverbs 6:16-17; He hates it! Why does God hate pride? He hates it because it robs Him of His rightful place in your life, and it robs you of your rightful inheritance in the Lord.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pride quenches the Spirit, thus limiting your ability to function according to your full potential as a new creation in Christ. Take a close look at yourself. Is your life falling apart? Sure, you may appear to be succeeding on the outside, some of the time, to some extent. But how are you really?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you falling down on the job, in your marriage, or in your personal life: ever learning, yet never able to experientially know the true reality\u2014that full and meaningful life which comes from Christ alone? Pride is very likely the culprit. So if you don\u2019t want to fall down, then don\u2019t rely on the \u201carm of flesh,\u201d because it will always fail you (Jeremiah 17:5).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, humble yourself, trust in the Lord with all your heart, and give Him complete control of your life. Yield yourself and your members unto God as instruments of righteousness. This will enable you to live from the inward man of the Spirit, rather than the outward man of the flesh. Thus, your flesh will be harnessed by the Spirit to accomplish Kingdom purposes. And that will make all the difference!<\/p>\n

Have a great week,<\/span><\/div>\n
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Lewis & Lue Gregory<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nMost of all, live it!
\nThis is really good news, so please pass it on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TGIM! GOOD NEWS: Making the simple truth of God\u2019s Word real and relevant for daily living. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The preceding message is provided as a service of Source Ministries \u00a9 2009.<\/p>\n

It is a pleasure to serve you!<\/p>\n

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\"SMI<\/span><\/p>\n

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