The Pride and Humility Paradox

“The Lord of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all the honored of the earth.” (Isaiah 23:9, ESV) This section of Isaiah deals with a prophecy concerning Tyre and Sidon. Tyre was a seaport, a prosperous and pompous city that historically had its rises and falls. ThisContinue reading “The Pride and Humility Paradox”

Fight the Quintessential Sin

“And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.” (Isaiah 2:17, ESV) Isaiah speaks of a glorious day, a day when the Lord shall defeat the quintessential sin in our lives once-and-for-all. What is the quintessentialContinue reading “Fight the Quintessential Sin”