Our biggest stumbling block is our pride. If we, through the power of the Holy Spirit, can see it for what it is and be humbled and grateful we are progressing on our walk. It is truly nothing about us but everything about Jesus.
In ourselves we can do nothing but in Him through the power of the Holy Spirit…all things are possible.
Overconfidence is deadly. Peter did not heed the words of Proverbs 16:18, “Pride goes before destruction, / And a haughty spirit before a fall.” Pride was Satan’s downfall, and it can frequently be ours as well. Peter, so emphatic in his denial, soon realized the emptiness of his hasty declaration. NKJ Bible.
Mark 14:29–31 (NKJV)
29 Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be.”
30 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
31 But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”
And they all said likewise.
Matthew 26:33 (NKJV)
33 Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”
Luke 22:33 (NKJV)
33 But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.”
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