February 9, 2006

[Rev. Doc]

Ever Present Pride

"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverbs 16:18

Pali, this bull has killed me." So said Jose Cubero, one of Spain's most brilliant matadors, before he lost consciousness and died.

Only 21 years old, he had been enjoying a spectacular career. However, in this l958 bullfight, Jose made a tragic mistake. He thrust his sword a final time into a bleeding, delirious bull, which then collapsed. Considering the struggle finished, Jose turned to the crowd to acknowledge the applause. The bull, however, was not dead. It rose and lunged at the unsuspecting matador, its horn piercing his back and puncturing his heart.

Just when we think we've finished off pride, just when we turn to accept the congratulations of the crowd, pride stabs us in the back. We should never consider pride dead before we are.

Prayer: Ask God to help you to remain victorious in the continual battle against pride.

"Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil's reach as humility."
~Jonathan Edwards

[Maledicte]

Thank you very much for posting this. I've been having a problem with pride myself, and this helped to remind me that I still need prayer.