1 Samuel 15, Psalms 99, Romans 5
What God said to me – Pride is a terrible thing and it always leads to a fall. Like Lucifer who fell trying to raise himself above Me rather than acknowledging that “I AM” God and there is no one like Me, pride is idolatry. You are replacing Me and My will with yourself. You are applauding all you have done without acknowledging that all you have and are comes from Me. Look at Saul who built a monument to himself after I sent him to destroy the Amalekites even though he disobeyed My instructions in what to do. Then he justified his sin by saying he did it so he could honor Me. Disobedience, like pride, is also idolatry. You are putting yourself above Me saying I don’t want to or have to do that. When you begin to look at your disobedience from this perspective you’ll begin to understand how terrible sin is. I alone am God and worthy of praise and glory and honor – no one is above Me – not even you.