Verse 75:4 shows a theme which is scattered throughout the Bible:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u00a0discipline<\/em>\u00a0the arrogant by telling them, \u2018No more bragging.\u2019
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I discipline<\/em>\u00a0the wicked by saying, \u2018Do not raise your horn\u00a0to demonstrate your power<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhy is this? Think about it arrogant braggarts eventually want more glory than God. They want the glory for what was achieved and not God. Sure life may seem like we did this or that, but in all honesty God needed to be given credit for all. Satan wanted this credit and has created an environment where you\u2019re considered a freak to give God credit and not consume it yourself.<\/p>\n
Verse 76:12 shows what God does with this spirit:<\/p>\n
\nHe squashes the\u00a0arrogant<\/em>\u00a0spirit of the rulers
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and inspires fear in\u00a0the hearts of<\/em>\u00a0the kings of the earth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nGod wants us to know He is in control, we may be in charge of our little spot in this world but ultimate control is in God\u2019s hands. The little things that make the big things possible were orchestrated by God. I know this will open the \u201cthen why do bad things happen to good people\u201d question. Again this is a long discussion on free will, which I addressed a few thoughts back. God is not some praise crazed dictator, He just wants credit to be where credit is due.<\/p>\n
Verse 77:9 is a time in Israel when they are not being blessed as they were before:<\/p>\n
\nHas the True God forgotten how to be gracious?
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In His anger, has He withdrawn His compassion?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nHas God forgotten you? How many times have I felt this? The Psalmist was David\u2019s \u201cmusic director\u201d so I can only assume it was during the times after Bathsheba or when He did not listen to God\u2019s orders totally. Either way it\u2019s not that God has abandoned us, but rather we need to go deeper.<\/p>\n
People often call this \u201cwinter\u201d in their seasons where God seems distant. It may be punishment for wrongs done, or it may be giving us the opportunity to go deeper into exploring God. Often \u201cwinter\u201d is when God is with us, but whispering rather than making it obvious or yelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Psalms 75 \u2013 77 Verse 75:4 shows a theme which is scattered throughout the Bible: \u201cI\u00a0discipline\u00a0the arrogant by telling them, \u2018No more bragging.\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I discipline\u00a0the wicked by saying, \u2018Do not raise your horn\u00a0to demonstrate your power. Why is this? Think about it arrogant braggarts eventually want more glory than God. They want the glory for … Continue reading “Why Is God Against The Proud?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}