God's Wisdom and Pride

Proverbs is about living skillfully in a complicated and broken world. One of the major obstacles to living well is pride. Throughout human history, pride has been considered a great vice and a threat to a content living. It ruins people; not just the rich and powerful but the simple and the ordinary. In recent times pride has had a massive makeover, changing from vice to virtue. Being proud, self-assertive, and confident is now the path to joy instead of humility, sacrifice, and neighborly love. Yet the scriptures teach another story. Walking in humility in the fear of the Lord leads to life - true life. One example is Proverbs 22.4: "The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life." This week we will seek God for his wisdom in this area.