By
Mark McKeen
“For
thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I
dwell in the holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to
revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite
ones.’” – Isaiah 57:15
Pride
[our big egos] gives us a false view of reality. Pride is like wearing a pair
of glasses with magnifying lenses. It distorts how we view the world and how we
view ourselves. Let me show you: The proud man lifts himself up. He has an
elevated view of himself. He considers himself more important and more
prestigious then his peers. In fact, the proud man is higher, in his own mind,
than anyone else on the earth. He needs no one’s help. He desires to have no
equal, and definitely desires no superior. But the reality is this throne of
pride that he has put himself upon is lower than any position on earth. The
reality is that pride has drained the very life from him.
If
pride is the pair of glasses that distorts our vision, then humility is the
pair of glasses with the correct prescription. Humility sharpens our view of
reality. Humility helps us to see ourselves in the light of who God is. Isaiah
proves this to us. Just look at his description of the Lord—look at this
glimpse of reality: God is the High and Lofty one. God inhabits eternity. His
name is Holy. He dwells in a high and holy place. Indeed, our God is great than
any other. He is what we could never be. He does what we could never do. He dwells
where? [In a humble manger, a
carpenter’s shop, nailed to the wood of a tree and laid in a borrowed tomb. Places that human pride would protect most
from going.]
Mark
McKeen earned a Bachelor of Theology degree from New Brunswick Bible Institute
in 2009. He attends West Rockport Baptist Church in West Rockport, ME.
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