Arrogant

“The arrogant mock me without restraint, but I do not turn from your law.” (Psalm 119:51)

We have a tendency to classify sins. Some sins such as adultery, drunkenness, etc. are considered to be worse than those of envy, pride, arrogance, etc. However, if we were to classify sins as the Bible sometimes does then our list is upside down. Many times the hot blooded sins remind us of our weaknesses and our weaknesses drive us to someone who is greater than us, someone who we depend upon to help us in our time of need.

The cold blooded sins have the opposite effect. Pride tells us that we can make it on our own and we do not need any other help. That is why the Bible condemns the sin of pride. Pride leaves God out of the picture and puts us on the throne.

The Bible tells us to humble ourselves. The choice is ours. We can humble ourselves or God will humble us as he did Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2.