THE  SIN  OF  PRIDE

By  Rev. Dean Beaty  3/21/08

 

 

On the subject of pride, this won’t end it all.

“The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”

Saul had risen to be a great king.

All the people, his praises did sing.

 

That, you see, is a problem, my friend.

For it will lead to a most tragic end.

King Saul was killed along with his son.

David mourned, “How are the mighty fallen!”*

 

This story is repeated time and again.

The Bible warns that pride is a sin.

In fact it is number one on God’s ban.

If you’ll recall it’s how Satan began.

 

Read Proverbs 6: you can’t overlook,

How the first is called, “A proud look.”**

This list is called an abomination.

And this sin we must practice to shun.

 

For pride is such a treacherous foe,

God put it first, just so we would know.

It creeps into our lives most unaware.

It’s the Devil’s main tool in Christian warfare.

 

* II Samuel 1:19  **Proverbs 6:16-19