‘Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted.” This saying of Jesus, coming as the conclusion of a parable that had criticised the presumption of those who took the best places for themselves at a wedding feast, pinpointed pride as the greatest stumbling block to salvation.
Sinful human nature is best illustrated by the fact that, almost from our first breath, we are subject to an inordinate desire to be the centre of attention. Anyone who has witnessed the wilful antics of a toddler can scarcely doubt this.
