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"Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn't support the poor and needy. "They were haughty and did detestable acts before me, so I removed them when I saw this. Ezekiel 16:49-50 CSB
The prophet Ezekiel shows us the other side of Sodom’s coin. We know from the story of Abraham that Sodom’s men were wicked—they even tried to molest two angels visiting the city (Genesis 19). But in Ezekiel we see the sin of Sodom’s women: they were prideful and haughty. The tragic ending of Sodom and its twin city, Gomorrah, is well known.
One of the great themes of scripture is God’s hatred of human pride. Through the prophet Amos, God said, “I loathe” pride in His people (Amos 6:8). Another time, He promised to “remove your proud arrogant people from among you, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain” (Zephaniah 3:11). God easily humbled powerful leaders like Pharaoh, Haman, Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar. In the psalms, David wrote that God will “humble those with haughty eyes” while He will “rescue an afflicted people” (18:27).
We must always guard against creeping feelings of self-satisfaction and self-sufficiency. As Christians, we know that everything we have (and are) comes from God. May we consciously direct every bit of praise to Him.
Prayer: Lord, help me to banish all pride from my heart. Make Yourself my total focus.
The prophet Ezekiel shows us the other side of Sodom’s coin. We know from the story of Abraham that Sodom’s men were wicked—they even tried to molest two angels visiting the city (Genesis 19). But in Ezekiel we see the sin of Sodom’s women: they were prideful and haughty. The tragic ending of Sodom and its twin city, Gomorrah, is well known.
One of the great themes of scripture is God’s hatred of human pride. Through the prophet Amos, God said, “I loathe” pride in His people (Amos 6:8). Another time, He promised to “remove your proud arrogant people from among you, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain” (Zephaniah 3:11). God easily humbled powerful leaders like Pharaoh, Haman, Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar. In the psalms, David wrote that God will “humble those with haughty eyes” while He will “rescue an afflicted people” (18:27).
We must always guard against creeping feelings of self-satisfaction and self-sufficiency. As Christians, we know that everything we have (and are) comes from God. May we consciously direct every bit of praise to Him.
Prayer: Lord, help me to banish all pride from my heart. Make Yourself my total focus.
