Dig It Out, Not Bury It

We hear a lot of catchy sayings in the world or see them on bumper stickers.  They may sound Christian and good but we have to use discernment and compare it to God’s Word.  For example, “God is my co-pilot” sounds great but doesn’t align with scripture as the LORD should be in complete direction over all aspects of our lives

·         Proverbs 16:9 KJV - A man’s heart deviseth his way: But the LORD directeth his steps.

But then there are some that are 100% true per the Bible:  Pride goeth before the fall

•          Proverbs 16:18 KJV - Pride goeth before destruction, And an haughty spirit before a fall.

However the advice that generally goes with it, “Swallow your pride”, not as good.  That means we are just temporarily burying it, setting it aside.  We need to get rid of it completely or as Jesus told His disciples, it will come back out, in a bad way

·         Matthew 15:17-18 KJV - Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?  But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

As my pastor Brother Robert likes to say, “What is down in the well will come up in the bucket”.  So as with any kind of impure or cancerous thing, we have to dig it out all the way down to the very base of the root, so that it never resurfaces.  There are plenty of resources for us to utilize, starting with and based off the Bible.  I found the following quote from a Bible app devotional quite useful in identifying my own character defect when situations arise and I feel that swelling inside me.

“Pride wants to replace the Holy Spirit” - Kill Your Pride:  Eliminating Enemy #1

                                          Jay

Another very good resource is a local church and community.  Please feel free to join us at State Line Baptist Church, Columbus, Mississippi for Bible Study at 9:30 a.m., service at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.