66-DAY JOURNEY OF THE BIBLE
Day 39 - Obadiah (Pride’s Fate)
“The pride of your heart has deceived you, You who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Whose habitation is high; You who say in your heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'” (Obadiah 1:3)
If know your Bible, you may have noticed that I missed a book of the Old Testament in my 66-Day Journey through the Bible because the last post on the book of Malachi should have been on day 39 since there are 39 books of the Old Testament. This is the reason that today’s post is on Obadiah, the book I missed.
The following quote is taken from Insights for Living by Chuck Swindol:
“Obadiah’s prophecy focuses on the destructive power of pride. It reminds us of the consequences of living in a self-serving manner, of following through on our own feelings and desires without considering their impact on those around us. Do you struggle to set aside your own wants and desires for those of God and others? Though such pride has been part of the lives of fallen human beings since the tragedy of the fall in Eden, Obadiah offers us a stark reminder to place ourselves under God’s authority, to subject our appetites to His purposes, and to find our hope in being His people when the restoration of all things comes.”
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