"The Fate of the Proud"

Proverbs 29:1
“A man who hardens his neck after much reproof
Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.”

Ok, admit it...you can be pretty stubborn sometimes. And while Godly stubbornness (or perseverance) is a “good gift” from our Heavenly Father to help us face the pressures of the world or the temptations of the flesh, its when we are the one needing correction that general stubbornness can become fleshly pride and send us down a path deserving of what my Dad used to call an “attitude adjustment”.
Consider the message of Proverbs 29:1. By account of the verse this man had already been confronted with his error several times but in stubborn pride he had “hardened his neck” against the corrections. Sometimes our first reaction to reproof and correction is a prideful self defense...an unwillingness to honestly examine our own actions through the lense of Scripture. Sometimes “we just wanna do what we wanna do!” Do you find yourself in that spot today? Is there area of your life that should look differently than it does but you haven’t been listening to the voice of God’s Spirit? Turn your heart over to Him in these moments of conflict...ask Him to bring you to peace and purity. No longer cling to stubborn pride, admit the fault, confess the issue to God, and move on in right conscience before the Lord.
Surely you will not hold so tightly to this error that the fate of the stubborn stiff necked man will befall you? Remember the beautiful promise of 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Listen to the voice of correction and find freedom today!