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Biweekly Devotional 2-24-2026

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Biweekly Devotional 2-24-2026

New Richmond United Methodist Church
Published by Pastor Harry Zuraski in Biweekly Devotional · Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 · Read time 1:30
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We Should Take Heed of Pride; It Is A Sin That Turned Angels Into Devils.
Proverbs 11:2 ESV
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
We must be careful in our assurance in salvation not to think too highly of ourselves.  We must remember that all salvation is by the grace of God.  We live in a time when we are taught from birth that we must earn our way in this world.  That it is your work ethic and drive that determines each person’s success.  And some project this to their own salvation.  But as this scripture reminds us, that pride in oneself is not a good thing.  In proverbs alone there are more than a dozen references about pride and humility.  And when we expanded that scripture there were 80 references to humility and over 200 involving arrogance.
We must remember that we are no better than any other person.  That we are all sinners and not worthy of God’s grace.  If we do not take this stance then how many others will we discourage from coming to know Jesus because they see themselves as unworthy.  We need to follow that which Jesus wrote is Luke 6:37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven”.  Jesus came to save us all and we must have humility in our own salvation and empathy in our interaction with others.  Remembering that none of us are worthy of God’s grace and forgiveness yet God gives to all that ask.


New Richmond United Methodist Church
29776 PA-77
Guys Mills, PA.  16327
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