Proverbs 16:18-20 (1599 Geneva Bible)
"18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an high mind before the fall.
19 Better it is to be of humble mind with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud.
20 He that is wise in his business, shall find good: and he that TRUSTETH in the LORD, he is blessed."
There are many scriptures that people claim are GOD'S PROMISES! Philippians 4:19, John 14:27, Romans 10:9, and Romans 6:23 are just a few of the hundreds of instances where GOD has promised good to rewards HIS people. People need to be reminded of what GOD can do for them IF they follow HIS instruction.
Few of us want to hear the pitfalls of self gratification though. The writer of Proverbs 16 says in verse 2 that "All the ways of a man are clean IN HIS OWN EYES". Most people think they know what is best FOR THEM. I used to think drinking diet soft drinks was good for me. I was drinking less calories, while still enjoying that taste of the beverage I had become accustomed to. I found out, rather painfully, the Aspartame used to sweeten diet drinks was poison FOR MY BODY. Some can drink it, but I cannot. Just because something appears to be good, it may not be.
But the last part of verse 2 says "but the LORD pondereth the spirits". The King James Version puts it like this, "And an haughty Spirit before a fall"! GOD knows our hearts and HE can judge our intents (Hebrews 4:12). The pride of some and the haughty spirit can be hidden from some, but it cannot be hidden from HIM! The true INTENT OF OUR HEARTS is known to GOD, and that should alarm most of us!
It has been reported that President Ronald Reagan was quoted as saying "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" Sometimes what we say defies what our intentions really are. GOD sees and knows what the INTENTS OF OUR HEARTS are. You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool GOD at any time! And ETERNITY IS A LONG TIME for judgement!!!
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