Date: Tuesday, 18th November 2025
Text: Ezekiel 36:26
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Pride was Lucifer’s first sin and the root of every human rebellion. A proud heart cannot submit, cannot be corrected, and cannot fully obey. Rebellion always begins in the heart before it appears in actions. To conquer rebellion, pride must die (Proverbs 16:18).
Pride resists God’s authority, just as Israel did when they hardened their hearts in the wilderness (Psalm 95:8). A rebellious spirit often hides beneath excuses, self-justification, and selective obedience. But God sees beyond actions to the motives that drive them. Until the inner root is exposed, true obedience cannot flourish.
Uprooting rebellion requires surrender to the searching light of God’s Word (Hebrews 4:12). His Spirit reveals the hidden attitudes we have normalized—stubbornness, self-will, and secret resistance. God does not condemn us; instead, He invites us to transformation. He promises to remove the stony heart and give us a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26).
When pride is broken, obedience becomes joyful and natural. God plants humility, meekness, and willingness in the heart so His will can fully reign. Victory over rebellion is not achieved by human strength but by divine renewal. As Philippians 2:13 says, “For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.”
Prayer Nugget: Father, please, break the power of pride in me and uproot every trace of rebellion from my heart. Make my spirit fully obedient to your will in Jesus name.