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In The Screwtape Letters written by C.S. Lewis, a senior devil urges his young protégé to divert a Christian’s thoughts away from God and focus instead on the faults of the people around him at church. Proverbs 8:13 - “Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.” Throughout this chapter, wisdom calls to us to gain an understanding heart (v.5) and to find life and obtain favor from the Lord (v.35). The alternative is to go through life with a superior attitude while dying inside in the process (v.36). Pride is a sword that wounds the person who uses it along with those against whom it is used. Arrogance robs us of all God longs to give us, but “by humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life” (22:4). Oh, just a bit of Thy meekness, my Savior, To be the least when of self I would boast; Finding my glory and strength in Thy favor, Know in my weakness Thy grace can do most. —Bosch (Daily Bread)
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:18:05 +0000

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