You may know people who seem to be legends in their own minds. They are impressed with either who they are or what they have done or perhaps both. They are continually reminding themselves and anyone who will listen of their awesomeness…
They show up in business, entertainment, and unfortunately in communities of faith. They are incessant self-promoters.
If I am reading the Scripture correctly, the Lord is not really fond of this type of behavior. Consider Psalm 5:5 (here @ Bible Gateway) and 1 Peter 5:5 – 6 (here @ Bible Gateway). Those are not the only places the idea appears in the Word but they are good starting places to begin to follow the thread.
1 Peter 5:5 – 6 (here @ Bible Gateway) brings another thought to mind about the relationship between younger men and older men. It is something that I have watched unfold over the past 30 years or so. I will leave that to the next post.
Back to self-promotion – based on just the two verses above, those who are self-impressed, will not stand before God and are resisted by Him.
Based on what I have been able to glean from Bible study over the years, being in a position that the Lord resists renders pretty much all effort futile.
When I read passages like this, it drives me to my knees begging the Lord to deliver me from any hint of self-promotion. David’s prayer in Psalm 139:23 – 24 (here @ Bible Gateway), is a good model. I need deliverance from any notion of self-promotion.
If I am reading the Scripture correctly, the Lord is not really fond of this type of behavior. Consider Psalm 5:5 (here @ Bible Gateway) and 1 Peter 5:5 – 6 (here @ Bible Gateway). Those are not the only places the idea appears in the Word but they are good starting places to begin to follow the thread.
1 Peter 5:5 – 6 (here @ Bible Gateway) brings another thought to mind about the relationship between younger men and older men. It is something that I have watched unfold over the past 30 years or so. I will leave that to the next post.
Back to self-promotion – based on just the two verses above, those who are self-impressed, will not stand before God and are resisted by Him.
Based on what I have been able to glean from Bible study over the years, being in a position that the Lord resists renders pretty much all effort futile.
When I read passages like this, it drives me to my knees begging the Lord to deliver me from any hint of self-promotion. David’s prayer in Psalm 139:23 – 24 (here @ Bible Gateway), is a good model. I need deliverance from any notion of self-promotion.
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