22 The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, “It’s the voice of a god, not of a man!” 23 Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died. ~ Acts 12:22-23 NLT
John writes in his letters about different sins. In fact, he even writes that there are sins that lead to death, and there are sins that don’t. He goes on to clarify that all wrongdoing is sin, but not all sin leads to death. In today’s society, it’s easy to get confused about what sins lead to death and what sins don’t. It gets even more confusing because we don’t want to even label sin anymore. In the Church today, we’re no different. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that even though we are great men and women of God, we still have strongholds in our lives that need to be broken. The main one is pride.
Pride is always knocking at the doors of us who receive revelations, prophecies, words from God, etc. Those of us who work in the supernatural can fall easily to this stronghold. Even the great apostle Paul prayed three times for the removal of a thorn in his side that was given to him to keep him from becoming prideful because of the exceedingly great revelations God had given him. But God refused, saying, “My grace is sufficient for you.” Paul acknowledged that he had strongholds in his life that he couldn’t overcome without God. In our world today, that’s hard to do. It’s hard to be a leader of a church or a spiritual leader in your community or home and acknowledge to yourself or even to others that you have strongholds in your life that need to be broken.
Christians are expected to be perfect, especially if they are in a role of authority or influence. While we should always aim for perfection and never settle for less, we should always remember that until we have received our imperishable body, we’re still just a man. We still sin. Because the moment that we forget that, that is the moment we fall prey to spiritual slumber that numbs us to the sins that we commit. That numbness can cause spiritual death. Don’t let pride or any other sin lull you to sleep. Stay awake. Our Savior will soon return.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be Ready.
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