How Do You View Yourself?

HE was a proud man. Having been promoted to a lofty government position, he gloated over the adulation and admiration heaped upon him. But as to his great annoyance, another official refused to accord him such honor. In revenge, the haughty official schemed to destroy all the people in the empire who were of the same ethnic background as the offender. What a distorted sense of self-importance!

The schemer was Haman, a high official in the court of Persian King Ahasuerus. And the object of his hostility? A Jew named Mordecai. Although Haman's genocidal reaction was extreme, it illustrates the danger and grave consequences of pride. Not only did his arrogant spirit create a crisis for others, but it also led to his public humiliation and finally to his death. -Esther 3:1-9; 5:8-14; 6:4-10; 7:1-10.

Next time: True Worshipers Are Not Immune To Pride

Watchtower, 2000