Pride in the Worship Ministry
The Origin of Pride
Consider
this:
Imagine an
amazing celestial being, far more superior in splendor and beauty.
Created in
all majesty and wonder.
Of all the
greatness and glory beyond measure and this being.
Fall short
because pride was found in his heart and therefore fall short & sinned.
Isaiah
14:12-15 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Fall of
Lucifer
“How you are
fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer,
son of the morning!
How you are
cut down to the ground,
You who
weakened the nations!
For you have
said in your heart:
‘I will
ascend into heaven,
I will exalt
my throne above the stars of God;
I will also
sit on the mount of the congregation
On the
farthest sides of the north;
I will
ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be
like the Most High.’
Yet you
shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the
lowest depths of the Pit.
If Lucifer
an angelic being, so perfected and lived in the heavenly realm..
And even he
is not immune to pride and can fall short and sinned.
What more
us, human beings?
What damage
can it cause & how to rectify it?
Signs of
Pride:
An
overwhelming Display of Self Glory rather than the Glory given to God.
These are the few examples of Pride:
During the
whole service when worship is taking place,
you will
notice that there is no discipline or honor displayed.
They find
themselves exclusive and aloft
- a kind of superiority that they belong to a
different class of people from the rest of the church.
They will
not able to be receive correction.
And
correction will be handled with anger, spite and self-righteousness.
It's like,
" Who are you to correct me?"
Even the
pastors & the elders refrain from handling them.
Their fruits
of Pride will show more than the spiritual grace.
They will
always look for self-glory.
Easily
angered, arrogant and full of themselves.
They love to
show-off their accomplishment and often gloat on what they can do,
and even
what they can do evil and get-away from it without facing the consequences.
They love to
Bully.
Be-little
others, instill condemnation and destroy what they cannot control.
The
motivation to do anything but absent of love.
All these
are tell-tale signs that the sin of Pride is evident and had taken roots in the
church.
These often
take root in the place of power.
A place of
position and authority of often greatly coveted for the love of glory and
self-gratification.
When you
look at the Bible about what God talks about an arrogant person,
it is as if,
judgment had already pronounced upon them and the punishment is due.
Everyone who
is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
be assured,
he will not go unpunished.
Pride goes
before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
The fear of
the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and
arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
But he gives
more grace.
Therefore it
says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
For everyone
who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be
exalted.”
How to Handle an Arrogant, Proud
Person?
1) Pray for
Them: Ask God to reveal to them their Error.
2) Talk to
your Pastor: Explain to him how this have wronged you.
3) If
situation had become very serious
- even after
all you had done but nothing had been done in corrections:
- Ask God what is the next step you
need to do.
Pride is a
Sign to show you that there is weak or no leadership in the ministry.
If there is
no obedience and direction, it's best to reconsider why you are there in the
first place.
Perhaps your
purpose in that ministry / church is to learn a lesson.
Or to help a
brother / sister during that season of time.
Or you are
meant to identify your sole purpose and focus only on that direction - nothing
else.
Falling away
from the identity and purpose can stray away a person and fall into a trap.
It is very
important to seek and find out the purpose of why you are there in the first
place.
Without this
reason,
Grace is
unavailable and everything will be of your own strength.
Everything
appears to be of strive and of your own doing.
Seek first
God and look for his guidance.
It will save
you from a lot of heartache and trouble,
especially
from the proud-hearted.
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