Prayer · Allgemein|Schutz · AT

Prayer for Protection from Pride (Prov 16:18)

Original Prayer

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Context (Old Covenant)

Proverb (Prov 16:18) from the Old Testament. In the New Covenant, humility is mind of Christ (Phil 2).

What it teaches

Warning; self-examination; dependence.

Realization in the New Covenant

Pride in the biblical sense is not self-confidence but forgetting that everything is grace.

  • ›In the New Covenant you live from grace (Eph 2:8-9).
  • ›Humility is not self-diminishment but honestly acknowledging: without Christ I am nothing, with Him I am everything. Staying teachable is strength, not weakness.

Prayer in the New Covenant

Father, in Christ protect me from pride. Keep my heart soft and teachable. Let me live from Your grace and give others the honor due to them. Amen.
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