The Destroyer

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 NLT

Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:1 

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, because the king’s command was repulsive to him. 7 This command was also evil in the sight of God; so he punished Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:6-7

… “I have sinned against the Lord.” … 2 Samuel 12:13

“I have sinned greatly by doing this…” 1 Chronicles 21:8

THE DEADLY SIN OF PRIDE

·        YOU MAY NEVER BE MORE VULNERABLE THAN WHEN YOU ARE FULL OF PRIDE.

But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. … 2 Chronicles 26:16

Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit appears before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 ISV

… “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you ... 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:6-8, 10