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Chron. 26:16 But when he had become
powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God be
entering the sanctuary of the LORD’s temple and personally burning incense on
it.
Uzziah
became king over Judah when he was 16 and he was a good king. He led the people of Judah into a spiritual
reformation. He got rid of the many
ungodly things that had become a part of the people’s lives. What he did pleased the Lord. He became a popular and successful king.
Being
in the limelight or being successful in the eyes of man is not all that it’s
cracked up to be. We being who we are,
have a hard time handling the glory. We
are prone to think we are the ones who are responsible for our successes and
deserve the attention and acclaim. We
tend to take credit for that which we don’t deserve. We forget that God is the source of all our
blessings, whether great or small.
Success
breeds pride unless the heart is well-grounded in Christ. Pride is the fertile soil in which sin and
presumptuous behavior flourishes. We
begin to think we are special and don’t have to follow the rules God has given
us. No one is above God’s laws. Everyone is responsible to God for his
behavior and the attitude of his heart.
Everyone will give an account to God for how he has handled himself in
whatever role he has played in life.
Do
we honor the Lord in what we do and how we do it? Do we honor Him with how we think about
ourselves? Protect your mind and
soul. Never underestimate your need to
honor the Lord in all you do and don’t overestimate who you are in the scheme
of life. Honor the Lord by always living
humbly before Him.
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