# 468 - Today's Living Word comes from Mr 7:21,22 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, "thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
Next on the list of “evil things,” is pride. In the Greek it is defined as haughtiness or arrogance. It is the character trait of one who, with a swollen estimate of his own powers or merits, looks down on others and even treats them with insolence and contempt. This pride breaks out in actions and attitudes that “spits” on others.
Oh, you know these others. You see them every day and you may not physically spit on them, but your attitude toward them does. It is an evil thing to believe that somehow God has chosen to make you superior to others. And when that evil seeks to get a place in your heart and foment an attitude of superiority toward others, you and I need to go to the foot of the cross and take a good look at Jesus.
Is that some spit I see on Him? (Mr 14:65 Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him,) I believe it is. Is some of it mine? I'm afraid so.
Friend as we see what Jesus had to do for our sin, how can we be haughty. Who could we possibly spit on now?
I'm Duane Matz and that's Today's Living Word.
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