Pride goes before a fall

Pride goes before a fall....Proverbs 16:18 The Hebrew word here is the same used for majesty. Pride is arrogance, which is defined as: having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities. Haughty, conceited, self-important, egotistic, full of oneself, superior... Majesty is defined as:impressive stateliness, dignity, or beauty. Royal power. But here is our response: Jude 1:25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. If our righteousness is as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6) then we should not get any of the glory, and we have no majesty, and we should have nothing to be proud about. Isn't that the basis for satan's own fall, pride, thinking he was something he was not? Seeing how we are tempted, and how The Lord Himself was tempted will help us to say no to the devil. Every time we are tempted, let us look at it like it is from the devil, and say no, every time! Matthew 4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”[a] 5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”[b] 7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”[c] 8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you,[d] Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”[e] 11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Let us look out, we too are tempted by the devil. 2 Corinthians 10:5 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ... Take every thought captive. Look at every temptation the same way Jesus did, and rebuke the devil, and he will flee from you! James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Remember, it just takes submitting to God! He has all the power, all the authority, all the majesty, and we have Him!