Memorise: When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. Proverbs 11:2
Read: Proverbs 11:1-3
Bible in one year: Romans 12-16
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pain of ex-champions is loneliness. While maintaining their lead
position, wherever they go, virtually everyone would like to touch them,
shake their hands, take photographs with them and get their autographs.
But when they become ex-champions, people would see them and face the
opposite direction. One of my daughters was occupying a hot seat in an
organization. She was the toast of the high and mighty and that of her
colleagues. She got their attention and received gifts from many because
they depended on her for certain favours. You can imagine what happened
when she was moved from that seat; all the attention, care,
pleasantness and gifts immediately shifted to the next person occupying
that position. She could not believe the speed with which those courting
her favours took their flight. It was then she realised that people did
not really regard her but the seat she occupied, and they did not
really care about her, but about what they were to derive from her. She
realised how vain people were.
Have you ever wondered why rulers particularly in Africa never want to
leave office? Many African presidents and governors never want to leave
their offices because when you are a champion, people can stop vehicles
from plying a particular road just to honour you. Loneliness can kill.
When Samson lost his seat, he was alone in prison, grinding corn. What
of poverty? While a champion, people will readily use your name or
picture to sell any commodity, but the moment you are no more a
champion, nobody will buy such items with your name on it. There was
this brother named Sam. He was a divine champion. He could not speak
English but one day, he was invited to preach in a teacher training
college. As he opened his mouth, he began speaking fluent English for an
hour and thereafter, many answered the altar call. He was full of the
Holy Spirit and raised three dead people to life. His mother was in a
cult and she reported him because he burnt her charms. On one fateful
night, she did not sleep in the house while her cult members sent a dog
to kill him. It entered while he was praying with the doors locked, and
he shouted the name of Jesus and lightning struck it dead. By the
following morning, when his mother returned to the house expecting to
meet her dead son, she found him roasting the dog. Yet, after all his
exploits, pride entered him and he later ended up in an asylum. Pride
can erode all your strength and gains and turn you into an ex-champion
like the devil. Never let it come into you! In Christ, you can remain
ever relevant.
Prayer point: Father, every element of pride that will reduce me to an ex-champion, please take it away from me today.
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