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  BEG GOD FOR THE MIRACLE OF HUMILITY
  by John Piper
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Summary: God hates pride and demands that we recognize His infinite
value and greatness in order to find true happiness and satisfaction.

Duration: 2:08 Topics: "Humility", "Pride"
Scripture References: Psalm 31:23, Proverbs 16:5, Philippians 2:3-4, James 4:6

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This sermon emphasizes the dangers of pride and the importance of
humility in the eyes of God. It highlights how God opposes the proud but
gives grace to the humble, as seen in Psalms 31:23, where the Lord
preserves the faithful but repays the prideful abundantly. The message
draws from Isaiah 2, illustrating God's opposition to all that exalts
itself above Him, emphasizing the need to exalt the Lord alone. The call
to war against pride is rooted in recognizing God's infinite value and
seeking soul satisfaction in Him alone.

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The Lord preserves the faithful, but abundantly repays the one who acts
in pride. Psalm 31 23. God hates pride.

The Apostle Peter said, clothe yourselves all of you with humility, for
God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. And that
magnificent description in Isaiah 2, where it says, the Lord of hosts
has a day against all that is lofty, against all that is high, against
all that is lifted up. And he lists things like the arrogance of the
cities and the culture that they made and the ships of Tarshish and the
high towers and the 45 cities.

And he says, the Lord of hosts will be exalted in that day. God hates
pride. And there are two reasons.

One is God alone is of infinite value and greatness and beauty and glory
and worth. God alone and man alone can find happiness, satisfaction only
in this great and glorious God in exalting himself. He insists on doing
what is righteous, namely himself being recognized as infinitely
valuable and us being satisfied by not diverting our attention to
anything lesser than what is all satisfying.

So for the sake of God's glory and for the sake of your own soul
satisfaction, make war on every vestige of pride in your life and cry
out to God every day for the miracle of humility.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/x67-k2GuAPE.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-piper/beg-god-for-the-miracle-of-humility/
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