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PO' But Proud

by Jerry Ousley  
9/07/2007 / Christian Living


Back when I was about twelve which was - let's just say a few years ago - we had started a local fad in our neighborhood. Our Summer play clothes consisted of a t-shirt with holes, a pair of "high water" pants (for those of you who don't know what those are, they were pants you'd outgrown and the cuffs were a few inches above your ankles right in style now-a-days), and a length of binder-twine for a belt. We looked like something right out of "Lil' Abner" (if you remember him). It was very comfortable attire but not very fashionable.

Anyway there came a weekend that our family went to visit with my uncle's family in Hamilton, OH. We always loved visiting with them. This particular weekend however, I decided I was going to take my "comfortable clothes" and told my mother that I was packing my "play clothes." She replied that it was fine, thinking jeans and so forth, not the uniform she allowed us to wear around our country home.

We made the trip to Hamilton. The next morning we all showered. My cousins both emerged from the bathroom with nice polyester pants (that was considered really "dressy" at that time by the way). It came my turn. After the shower I proceeded to put on my "comfortable clothes" thinking that I was sure to be the envy of all in my "country fashioned wardrobe." I was wrong.

I pranced from the bathroom straight into the kitchen and asked, "Is it almost time for breakfast?" I was expecting total admiration from all but the look in their eyes was far from that. My horrified mother responded with, "what have you done?" to which I defended, "I told you I was bringing my 'play clothes . . .'" From their reaction the pride I had in my attire soon turned to shame and I don't believe I ever wore that outfit again, even at home.

But for awhile I had been very proud of my rags. Pride will always do that to us. In the Book of Obadiah, the Bible relates a prophecy given to the nation of Edom. Read it for yourself. Basically, God told Edom (who were rock dwelling people) that even though they were lifted up in pride and hard to get to in their mountainous homes, He would bring them down. Pride of ones self is a very dangerous thing.

As a matter of fact God hates it. Yet we lift ourselves up with pride over and over again, most of the time not even aware that we are doing it. As the title of this article suggests, even those in this country that are considered poor are proud of it.

Pride isn't limited to the rich and famous but strikes even the hearts of those who have almost nothing. According to God's Word it is dangerous because it causes us to think about ourselves all the time.

Pride tells us that we must be on top and be the best even when we are wrong. My wife and I were just discussing the other night a young girl we know who is so competitive and is so proud to be a winner that when she is losing she'll say, "I'll let you win," just so she's still on top. Folks that is simply reflective of an ever growing attitude and problem in our nation. Until we can "weed" pride from our lives and really put God first how can we ever expect His will to be done in us?

Even the church of today is proud of how many they had in service Sunday, or how large the offering was. I always feel like turning tail and running when pastors brag about how many they had in service this week. It's a loaded question to ask, "How many did you have Sunday?" God isn't interested in the numbers. God is interested in the quality. Really He is.

Let's throw pride out, even if we're "po." "Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18 MKJV).

Jerry D. Ousley is the author of ?Soul Challenge?, ?Soul Journey?, ?Ordeal?, ?The Spirit Bread Daily Devotional and his first novel ?The Shoe Tree.? Visit our website at spiritbread.com to download these and more completely free of charge.

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