SAUL TURNED HIS MINISTRY INTO A MONUMENT7/3/2013 This is an excerpt from chapter four of "How The Mighty Have Fallen." Follow this link to order your copy. James4:6 warns us that “God resists the proud.” Simply stated, to be proud isto pick a fight with God.“Myglory I will not give to another!” is the bold decree of God in Isaiah 42:8. When Saul raised that monument to himself, he was taking the glory that belongedto God. Pride picks a fight with God. It provokes God to defend His glory andput man in his place by humiliating him in failure and defeat. Proverbs 8:13says the Lord hates “Pride and arrogance.” As well, Proverbs 16:18 says“Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Thiswas a lesson Saul was about to learn. Nothing brings blessing from God likehumility and nothing brings His judgment likepride. Saul didn’t start out as a monument builder. When the call ofGod first came to Saul, he was a humble man. He was so contrite and filled withmeekness that when chosen to become Israel’s king, he hid himself hoping toavoid the appointment (1 Samuel 10:22). At first, Saul was not ruled by ambitionor blinded by pride. He understood his inadequacies and knew that in his ownstrength, he could never lead a nation. In this we see a subtle danger that resides within gaining authority and anointing. It’s the tendency to think, “Because I am the leader, because I have the vision and the anointing, and because I am the one out in front, I am, therefore, the important one, the more significant one, the essential person in the organization, even more important than those who serve under me.” It is an unspoken, often subconscious feeling,but it often effects how we talk to and treat those around us. It is nothing more than pride. The dark, ugly, spiritual cancer we call pride. Itspreads and metastasizes. It controls and corrupts and changes us into tyrants denying the humility of servanthood and turning our ministry into a monument to show off our own greatness. JACINTA M MUSYOKA 10/17/2013 09:48:52 am Even me God has blessesed me and am planning to open a church God through holyspirit gave me a name of a church i wil open,so help me in jesus name to open the church. 12/1/2017 04:56:54 am A good and humble man can easily be corrupted by wealth and fame. It is not the intent of Saul to be arrogant and proud. Maybe his mind or personality was just corrupted by it. His gain of power and authority over thousands changed the way of his thinking about himself and other people around him. Keeping a humble heart while being praised by thousands is a hard task to do. We should never lose our faith for the lord. He will help us resist the temptations around us. 1/5/2015 06:20:44 am Thanks for the information. You offered food for believed. Thanks for sharing the info. All of the very best to you. 11/28/2015 08:52:41 pm The ministery is turned in to monument. The historical tinge and future value are both created and shown. Its impact for the success and triumph are wonderful and on the rise. It is enshrined for the solid and rocking element. 2/29/2016 07:07:07 am You agree that any notice received from Wake Ballast electronically satisfies any legal requirement that such notice be in writing. 3/18/2016 08:04:22 am What a wonderful idea... I love to follow your articles. 7/13/2016 02:10:27 am Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the article. It proved to be Very helpful to me and I am sure to all the commenters here! It’s always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained! 7/29/2016 07:56:07 am wow, great, I was wonderinghow to cure acne naturally. and found your site by google, learned a lot, now i’m a bit clear. 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