Title: The Cost Of Pride (12)
Author: Stephen Whitney
Text: Daniel 4:28-37
It was a beautiful ship. Everything that a ship designer could imagine was built into it. Not only was it the biggest ship ever built, but it was also fast. Every proven safety feature and several new ones went into its construction. The designer boasted that the ship was so safe that, "Not even God could sink the Titanic."
It left Liverpool, England on a beautiful morning in early April 1912. The pride of Britannia sailed out to sea. New York was its next harbor. The notables of society were among its passengers, and they basked in the splendor of its luxury. Elegance was the word for its interior. Its lavish dÈcor, menus and entertainment surpassed the expectations of the passengers.
Three-quarters of the way into its maiden voyage off the coast
of Newfoundland it ran into a large iceberg that drifted into the shipping lanes. Within two hours the fabulous Titanic became a catastrophic nightmare. On the night of April 14, 1912 the unsinkable Titanic sank four miles below the icy surface of the North Atlantic taking the lives of more than 1500 people and all
of the treasure that was on board.
We also have the tendency to have pride in our own abilities, accomplishments and resources. Pride is not necessarily a bad thing. A certain amount of pride in our God given abilities is needed for our personal self-esteem and self-confidence.
But pride can become a serious sin in our relationship with God. Without tempering it with large doses of humility, pride tends to become arrogance, boastfulness, conceit and selfishness. All of which keep us from seeing ourselves as we really are and from God helping us to become what he wants us to be.
Pride causes us to think that we are our own God and therefore we do not need to rely on him. It is the independent attitude,
"I can do it by myself. I do not need God."
Thomas Manton - "This is certainly pride, for ...
Author: Stephen Whitney
Text: Daniel 4:28-37
It was a beautiful ship. Everything that a ship designer could imagine was built into it. Not only was it the biggest ship ever built, but it was also fast. Every proven safety feature and several new ones went into its construction. The designer boasted that the ship was so safe that, "Not even God could sink the Titanic."
It left Liverpool, England on a beautiful morning in early April 1912. The pride of Britannia sailed out to sea. New York was its next harbor. The notables of society were among its passengers, and they basked in the splendor of its luxury. Elegance was the word for its interior. Its lavish dÈcor, menus and entertainment surpassed the expectations of the passengers.
Three-quarters of the way into its maiden voyage off the coast
of Newfoundland it ran into a large iceberg that drifted into the shipping lanes. Within two hours the fabulous Titanic became a catastrophic nightmare. On the night of April 14, 1912 the unsinkable Titanic sank four miles below the icy surface of the North Atlantic taking the lives of more than 1500 people and all
of the treasure that was on board.
We also have the tendency to have pride in our own abilities, accomplishments and resources. Pride is not necessarily a bad thing. A certain amount of pride in our God given abilities is needed for our personal self-esteem and self-confidence.
But pride can become a serious sin in our relationship with God. Without tempering it with large doses of humility, pride tends to become arrogance, boastfulness, conceit and selfishness. All of which keep us from seeing ourselves as we really are and from God helping us to become what he wants us to be.
Pride causes us to think that we are our own God and therefore we do not need to rely on him. It is the independent attitude,
"I can do it by myself. I do not need God."
Thomas Manton - "This is certainly pride, for ...
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