09/06/2026
"IF YOU DON'T STAY HUMBLE, GOD WILL HUMBLE YOU BY HIMSELF"
_James 4:6 – “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”_
_1 Peter 5:5 – “…for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.”_
INTRODUCTION – THE LAW OF GOD & PRIDE
Pride is the only sin that made an angel become a devil. _Isaiah 14:12-15_. Lucifer said “I will” 5 times and God brought him down.
Key Truth: There are 2 ways to come down in life: You either bow down willingly, or God will bring you down forcefully._ Proverbs 16:18 says _“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”_
If you refuse to humble yourself, heaven will organize your humbling. And when God humbles a man, the whole world will hear it.
5 BIBLE EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE GOD HUMBLED BY HIMSELF 1.KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR – FROM PALACE TO BUSH
Daniel 4:28-37_
His Pride: He walked in his palace and said, _“Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?”_ Daniel 4:30
How God Humbled Him: While the words were still in his mouth, a voice from heaven said, _“The kingdom is departed from thee.”_ For 7 years he ate grass like an ox, his nails grew like birds’ claws, hair like eagles’ feathers. He lived with animals.
His Confession After: _“Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven… those that walk in pride he is able to abase.”_ Daniel 4:37
Lesson: _Your certificate, money, and position are not by your power. Deuteronomy 8:18. If you take God’s glory, He will take your crown._
2. KING HEROD – EATEN BY WORMS ON HIS THRONE
Bible:
_Acts 12:21-23
*His Pride:* He made a speech. People shouted, _“It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.”_ Herod did not give God the glory. He accepted worship.
How God Humbled Him: “And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”_ Acts 12:23
Lesson: When men clap for you, point them to God immediately. If you steal God’s glory, you won’t live to enjoy men’s praise._
3. PHARAOH OF EGYPT – DROWNED WITH HIS ARMY
Bible:_Exodus 5:2, Exodus 14:26-28_
His Pride: Moses said _“Let my people go.”_ Pharaoh replied, _“Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.”_
How God Humbled Him: After 10 plagues, God drowned him and his 600 chariots in the Red Sea. _Exodus 15:4_
Lesson: Nobody dares God and ends well. Exodus 9:16 – God raised Pharaoh only to show His power. Pride makes you a public example._
4. UZZIAH – LEPROSY IN THE TEMPLE
Bible:_2 Chronicles 26:16-21_
His Pride: He was a good king who became strong. _“But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction.”_ He went into the temple to burn incense, a work for priests only.
How God Humbled Him: The priests withstood him. While he was angry, leprosy rose in his forehead right there in church. He was a l***r till the day he died and lived in a separate house.
Lesson: _Promotion without humility leads to demotion. When God lifts you, don’t touch what He didn’t give you. Stay in your lane._
5. HAMAN – HANGED ON HIS OWN GALLOWS
Bible:bEsther 3:1-6, Esther 7:10_
His Pride: King promoted him. All servants bowed to him except Mordecai. Haman was full of wrath. He built a 75-foot gallows to hang Mordecai.
How God Humbled Him: The same night the king couldn’t sleep. Haman ended up decorating Mordecai. The next day, _“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.”_ Esther 7:10
Lesson: Pride digs a grave for the proud man. Proverbs 26:27 – “Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein.” The trap you set for others will catch you.
3 WAYS GOD HUMBLES THE PROUD TODAY
1. BY TAKING AWAY WHAT MADE YOU PROUD Your beauty, job, money, voice, health can go in one day. 1 Samuel 2:7_
2. BY PUBLIC DISGRACE _God can allow your secret sin to be exposed online. Numbers 32:23_
3. BY DELAYING YOUR DESTINY Israel was humbled 40 years in the wilderness because of pride. Deuteronomy 8:2-3
HOW TO STAY HUMBLE SO GOD WON’T HUMBLE YOU
1. Return All Glory to God When they praise you, say “Na God o.” Psalm 115:1_
2. Remember Where You’re Coming From – _Deuteronomy 8:2. Don’t forget the pit God took you from._
3. Serve Others _Jesus washed feet. John 13:14. If God of heaven can kneel, who are you to be proud?_
4. Fast Regularly – _Psalm 35:13 – “I humbled my soul with fasting.” Fasting kills pride.
5. Stay Grateful 1 Thessalonians 5:18. A grateful man cannot be proud.
CLOSING CHARGE
_Beloved, God has 2 chairs in heaven: Mercy Seat and Judgment Seat. Humility will take you to Mercy Seat. Pride will take you to Judgment Seat._
_Choose today. 1 Peter 5:6 – “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.”_
_If you are proud, repent now before God organizes your humbling. It’s better to be small in your eyes and big in God’s eyes, than to be big in your eyes and small in God’s eyes._
* “Father, uproot every seed of pride in me. I humble myself under Your mighty hand today. Don’t let me learn humility by pain. In Jesus🙏🙏 name followed naprose media for more
