God Confused The Proud

God Confused The Proud

Preacher Huijun - 14 November 2013

No Problem Too Big If You Obey

All English Service

God did not promise a problem-free life, but in His great love He promised His children that no problems in this world will harm us and we will have victory over problems! Yet, the most tragic problem of children of God is that despite knowing much, they harden their hearts and pursue what lies before their naked eyes and drift further from God's love. God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This He did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” (Hebrews 4:7 NIV) Today, God wants you to be reminded of His promises to you and get rid of any foothold in life. Wait no longer. The moment you wait, you lost strength and the devil will creep into the holes and steal the remaining strength you have away.

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God Confused The Proud


Have you ever been played out by your pride before? Pride told you that everything is manageable without God, you are fine on your own, but things didn’t turn out as expected, disappointments set in, the very outcome you tried to avoid became reality. Pride is always associated with folly. Pride made humans feel that God is unnecessary and optional. Yet, pride is one horrible sin in God’s eyes and He frustrates the plans of the proud. Let us always remember the wise and true words in <Psalm 127:1>:
“Unless the Lord builds the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.”

Verses To Read:

<Genesis 11: 1-9>


1. Humanism

1) Human-centred, Human-driven

2) The culture of Babel is “Humanism”.

3) Hidden within Humanism is PRIDE

  • City: Security, comfort
  • Tower: Pride

2. Human plan VS God’s plan.

1) God’s intervention >> Turning point <v5>.

2) God frustrates the plans of the proud…easily.

  • Godlessness is folly.

3) Result of being irreverent: Confusion.


3. Do not be influenced by the Babel culture.

1) Be united for the right reasons.

  • For Gospel: ?
  • Oppose God: ?

*Disunited without God; united in Christ.
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” <Gal 3:28>.

2) Be set apart from the Babel culture.


Reflection:

  • Despite being a Christian, is it easy for you to become humanistic again? Why do you tend to be more human-driven rather than God-driven? Usually, when are you more prone to become humanistic?
  • Had God ever, and how did He, intervene in your life when pride is lurking? How had God ever tamed your pride?
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Preacher Hui Jun
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Huijun serves as Secretary of The Blessed RUN Ministries. She is also the Preacher at The Life Church and Missions (Singapore). She graduated from Singapore Bible College and currently lives in Singapore with her husband, Chengji.

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