John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Whatever good we may do, we should always recognize that all we accomplish, and all that we become as far as our standing among men goes, is the result of God who enables and empowers us to do these things. God desires His people to be the head, and not the tail, but to often, when He raises us to great heights, we become dizzy, and we often forget The Lord who brought us from nothing to something, and persons often begin to take the glory of their achievements to themselves.
Then there is the very worst kind of pride, where a person craves the admiration and praise that belong to God alone. Whenever any person gets fired up by the praise of others, wherever commendations, and applause of fellow mortals, fuel what they say or do, it’ll just be a matter of time, before they are praised into doing something really stupid. Worship belongs to God alone, and if any mortal has indulged in the craving for praise, a very serious fall will be coming due.
This is exactly what took place in heaven when Lucifer indulged pride, and by doing so, he became satan. As he indulged the craving for praise and worship from fellow angels, he forgot that he was a created being and the more he indulged the craving, his own mind became very adversely affected and he began to say and do things that he never would have done if he remained humble. In other words, the indulgence of pride began to adversely affect lucifer’s thought processes.
Ezekiel 28: 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!