Praise causes pride

Praise causes pride

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise (Proverbs 27:21).

The fining-pot and furnace test the metals put into them. Likewise, the praise tries a man. When you are praised by others, you feel pride in your heart. When others flatter you, you feel elated and covet this flattery though in your heart you know that you do not deserve this flattery. Nowadays, many servants of God allow themselves to be flattered in the guise of testimonies by those who have been blessed by their ministries. Such praises become a snare for these servants of God to fall into the sin of pride.

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