“You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.” Isaiah 14:13-15 (NIV)
Every conflict has pride at its root.
Before God created man in His own image, God had to resolve conflict that erupted in heaven. Pride infused Lucifer (Satan, the devil), the angel of God. In pride, Lucifer sought to lead a rebellion against God and thought he could dethrone God. However, God is holy and does not tolerate sin. Thus, God “de-heavened” Lucifer. Jesus spoke of this fall and John recorded the fall of Satan in Revelation 12:9.
- “He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.'” Luke 10:18 (NIV)
- “The great dragon was hurled down–that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” Rev 12:9 (NIV)
Pride causes us to think of ourselves before thinking of others. Pride causes us to embrace selfishness and self-centeredness. In pride, we forfeit God’s agenda and become absorbed in our own personal agenda. Pride is evidenced by our pursuit of gratifying our sinful nature (Gal. 5:16).
If pride seeps into your home, your family will experience major conflict. Pride corrupts and erodes relationships. Satan is the mascot of pride. He does not want your family to operate in peace, unity, and trust.
Examine the weeds inside your home. Don’t try to cut the weeds off at ground level by dealing with the symptoms of pride. Get to the root of the conflict within your home. As you trace the origin of conflict, you will find the root of pride.
Pursuing God,
Stephen Trammell
Executive Pastor
28 replies on “Family Spats (1)”
Stephen,
Thanks again for your well-written devotional. The first sentence is wonderful in its clarity.
purchase lasuna sale – himcolin oral himcolin for sale online
buy generic besivance online – order besivance eye drops sildamax oral
cheap gabapentin 800mg – buy nurofen no prescription azulfidine 500 mg ca
cheap benemid – order probenecid 500 mg tegretol 400mg generic
order celecoxib 200mg for sale – order celecoxib 100mg for sale indocin 50mg brand
order colospa 135 mg generic – colospa over the counter buy cilostazol 100 mg
oral voltaren – buy cambia sale aspirin 75 mg cost
cheap rumalaya generic – how to buy shallaki endep 10mg without prescription
order pyridostigmine 60mg generic – generic azathioprine buy imuran tablets
diclofenac over the counter – nimotop where to buy buy nimodipine paypal
buy generic ozobax – ozobax cheap purchase piroxicam generic
order mobic 7.5mg generic – buy generic maxalt over the counter buy toradol 10mg
periactin 4 mg sale – periactin us zanaflex without prescription
trihexyphenidyl tablet – order voltaren gel cheap emulgel purchase online
order cefdinir online – buy clindamycin sale
order absorica online cheap – deltasone 20mg usa buy deltasone 5mg online cheap
prednisone 40mg uk – prednisone ca order permethrin online cheap
buy generic acticin over the counter – permethrin for sale how to get tretinoin without a prescription
betnovate for sale – buy monobenzone benoquin order
order flagyl 400mg sale – order metronidazole 200mg pill order cenforce 50mg online
buy generic clindamycin over the counter – buy indocin 75mg generic indomethacin 75mg tablet
losartan cost – buy keflex 125mg without prescription cephalexin 500mg usa
order crotamiton online – brand aczone aczone price
modafinil pills – order promethazine generic meloset pills
bupropion sale – order generic zyban 150mg order shuddha guggulu sale
order prometrium 100mg pill – clomiphene 100mg generic order clomiphene online
where can i buy norethindrone – purchase bimatoprost generic buy yasmin