Hear and Adore
" Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart." —II Chronicles 32:26 [KJV] Outward, gross, abominable sins, self-righteous Pharisees cry out against, and profess to humble themselves for; but to mourn over, and be humbled for heart sins, spiritual pride, etc. is peculiar to gracious souls only. We read of two things in the word, the most opposite to each other: Hear and adore! the high and lofty ONE, that inhabiteth eternity, "humbleth Himself" to visit man .— Psalm 113:6 . Hear, and be astonished! "Man opposeth and exalteth himself against God." — II Thessalonians 2:4 . "Pride proceeds out of the heart," saith Jesus,— Mark 7:21 . This makes us murmur against the God of providence, fretful under His dispensations, forgetful of His benefits, and unthankful for His mercies. Pride opposeth the sovereign God of grace, and would snatch the crown of glory from the everlasting God of love, and place it upon the head of that guilty creature