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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
For the power of the Lord is great, and he is honoured of the lowly. Sirach 3:20. For those that walk in pride, he is able to abase. Daniel 4:37. The kings of the earth, bring their glory and honour, into the city of God. Revelation 21:24.
Some are of such insatiable pride, that they think themselves not proud enough, but spend sometimes much money upon great titles and offices, only to show themselves with more pride. For every one, as Mr. John Ardnt observes, " by nature desires to be something great, but none to be lowly with Christ and follow him, for he has many servants, but very few followers."
Grant, O Lord, that I may never defile myself with pride; but give myself up to thee entirely, with all my inward and outward prerogatives; to seek only thine, not mine own honour, in all things. What greater pride can there be than to be jealous of the honours of his station and birth? Have we not much more reason to be humble and ashamed, on account of our birth and progenitors? Have not all our ancestors from the very first to the last, been sinners? Is not all human blood alike corrupted? What can it then be else but a vain sort of pride, to seek any difference and glory in the blood? There is no difference before God, except we are born again, and we act in every rank and station like true Christians, and do all things in unfeigned humility to the glory of God. This is the only birth and prerogative, in which we can please God, and adorn our outward station.
All honours perish in the dust.
And pomp and beauty, birth and blood:
The glorious day exalts the just
To full dominion over the proud.
