When I think of excessive pride it's easy for my mind to wander toward pictures of puffed up athletes, leaders or celebrities that have allowed mountains of fame and fortune to elevate their egos into another stratosphere. But, the reality is that pride has the tendency to slip into every one of our lives, and it comes in packages that look like something else. I'll talk about the types of "pride packages" we might have next week, but for now I want to point out a story from Mark 3.
At this point in the gospel of Mark, Jesus had preached in Galilee, healed crowds, called disciples and now He heals on the Sabbath, and all along the way the Pharisees — full of self-righteousness — doubt, mock and try to trap Jesus in His words.
Then, in verse 11, we uncover a sad truth, "Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, 'You are the Son of God!'"
Demons, the servants of Satan, bowed down to Jesus and declared Him to be the Son of God before these educated teachers of the law.
We cannot let our own self-righteousness get in the way of the face of Jesus. In everything that we do we must worship at the feet of Jesus. Pride says that we can do it alone. Pride causes us to doubt when we see miracles. Pride turns us away from the face of Jesus, even when his perfectly clear that His presence is on our lives.
Satan's demons surrendered to Jesus. Why shouldn't we?
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