Daily Devotional

FULFILLING HIS HIGHEST

September 11

eloved, if you are filled with pride and self-adequacy (a mental attitude which causes you to want to depend on yourself rather than on God) you will be resisted by the Holy Spirit and will lead a continual life of frustration. You will not be able to fulfill the dreams, visions and calling of God on your life. Remember, the word of God warns, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (James 4:6) What is the meaning of this passage to you? It means that anyone who depends on his/her own power rather than leaning heavily on the power of Almighty God will find that God will allow that person to operate in the flesh if for no other reason than to prove to the person that he/she is without power except through leaning on the Lord. Beloved the evil of Satan himself was created by his own pride and arrogant attitudes and actions. The Devil sought to separate himself from God and rule himself and all of those around him. This is a serious evil, which sometimes unconsciously infects human beings. How do you know if you are prideful and self-adequate? If you had full knowledge of this fact, you would surely have known the consequences before now, and perhaps would have tried to do something to change the situation. However, pride blinds the eyes and mind of believers, and they are unable to know that they have that sin in their lives. Here is a way to pray in which you will allow the Holy Spirit to search your heart and reveal this to you. Get ready to be very serious with God! Again, if you have been frustrated with your spiritual walk with God and never seem to grow in love and grace, you may well need to consider walking out this prayer. "Father, I confess my own sinful pride. I confess that I have often resisted showing love and walking in humility with other Christians. I have separated myself from others and I have leaned on my own self-sufficiency. This is sin to me, Father! I pray that you will send the power of the Lord Jesus and His blood and sprinkle me with true deliverance in Jesus' name. I will not allow pride to blind my eyes--- not one day longer. I repent of this evil and I will turn away from it today by the help of your Holy Spirit in Jesus' name, amen!

Prayer

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Father, I desire to truly humble myself before you and my fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord. I pray for you to reveal the hidden things of darkness which bind me away from a joyful and powerful walk with you in the attitude and way of the Lord Jesus. I know that you hear my prayer, and I wait for your healing in Jesus' name, amen!