Lilies of the Field

Do you know someone who is proud, arrogant, or haughty? Maybe you live with someone who could be characterized as proud. Maybe you are the one who struggles with pride. Struggles with pride? That might sound odd to some. After all, pride has been elevated to a virtue in our society. In fact, one site from a quick google search brought this up: (While in the same article mocking Christianity’s understanding of the virtue of humility…) The virtue of pride is a commitment to achieve self-esteem by taking credit and responsibility for acting on one’s judgment, in accordance with principles… Pride results in being able to look at one’s accomplishments and say both “I did it” and “It is good.”   But what does God say about the proud? Obviously, the proud don’t care, so this is for the humble! God says the proud are wicked. What the world is proud of is an abomination before God’s eyes. What today’s society has deemed a virtue, God says is evil.    The contrasts between the wic...

Although there was a midnight ride, it is unlikely that Paul Revere road from town to town screaming at the top of his lungs, "The British are Coming!" According to History.com, "The operation was meant to be conducted as discreetly as possible since scores of British troops were hiding out in the Massachusetts countryside. Furthermore, colonial Americans at that time still considered themselves British; if anything, Revere may have told other rebels that the "Regulars"--a term used to designate British soldiers--were on the move.  The warning given to the colonists and the militia by Paul and other riders enabled them to be prepared and fight off the British army's initial attack. Revere was captured by the British en route and never reached Concord; but he was soon released, and his purpose had been accomplished. He had given the colonial militia a key advantage by alerting them to the impending attack by the British. Paul had been faithful to the cause....