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Living Under an Open Heaven

The highest plan of God for our lives is to bring us to a place by His Holy Spirit where we live continuously under an open heaven. What does this

Daily Devotional

hildren, do you know that if a person were filled with a self-centered pride he/she would not really be aware of it. Pride that is destructive and arrogant in its essence is also blinding to the one who practices it. It is the same way with humility. If you were humble, you also would not be aware of it for another reason. To the person who humbles himself/herself before the Lord it feels like warmth and love. So, a truly humble person would not be aware of their humility. On the one hand with pride there is spiritual blindness, but with humility, one would feel the sensation of loving God or a brother or sister. The Bible says, "The Lord resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (I Peter 5:5) What does that mean? It means that you should take stock of your attitudes and ask the Father this question, "Father, am I walking in pride and don't know it?" "Do I sometimes belittle others to make myself feel better?" If you do, then you are walking in evil pride for which you should truly repent in the name of Jesus, your Lord. Don't you know what the phrase "the Lord resists the proud" (James 4:6 NKJV) is really saying to you? It is saying that you are robbing yourself of true spiritual maturity and being useful in the gifts of God by walking in self-absorption and self-promotion. Don't you know that if you please your Father and humble yourself before men and women that God himself will lift you up and bless you? He will deliver you from dissatisfaction with your life, your work, and your fruit in the Kingdom of God! What a blessing! Remember, it is not just a convenience that you learn to bow your head to your Father and your brothers and sisters, it is an absolute necessity! What was the major sin of Satan? Rebellion and pride were his downfall. At the very core of evil is for one to exalt himself/herself before God and people. You say, "But you've got to have pride in your work or achievements, don't you?" It is better to say, "I am thankful for the gifts of God that I might achieve and produce the works of my mind and hands." Give the glory to your Father in Heaven, and you will not be deceived with evil pride which destroys any good work that you might offer to the Father in Heaven. There is another evil at work among my children. It is the evil of timidity or fearful hesitancy in the mind and life of the child of God. This is often mistaken for humility in Christ. Is it not humility which produces the fruit of righteousness? When a person bows down to fear, it is like the problem of Moses on the mountain at the burning bush. He objected to God with his fear of men! That is why your Father's anger burned at him on the mountain. Moses had to be delivered from that fear and timidity to be useful to the Father in the work that lay ahead. Are you timid and fearful of stepping forth and with courage and boldness proclaiming the things of God? Then you are in sin if this is the case! You should repent and trust yourself to the Father's grace for release and forgiveness! Will this be given you of the Father? Yes, immediately! What will it be then, will you walk in pride, filled with yourself or will you repent and call out to God to heal and deliver you of this evil? I believe the best of you. Will you fear men and women and their opinions of you, or will you say, "I am here, above all, to please my Father in Heaven, and I will do it in Jesus' name?" I believe that you will be set free in this hour my child!

Prayer

Father, it is so easy to be fooled into making excuses for pride in my life. I have lived this way for so long that it has become a part of my life and practice. I cannot set myself free. I need you to send the power of the Holy Spirit into my life and break the authority of the Evil One in this area. "Search my heart, and see if there is some wicked way in me, and lead me in a path everlasting." (Psalm 139:24) In the loving name of Jesus, amen!

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