This morning I am pondering a small book by John Bevere, “Recognize Your Spiritual Authority." Ruach HaKodesh quickened a sentence in my heart to also share with you today.

John was speaking about giving "occasion to the enemies of Yahuah" and he made the following statement about King David.

“David’s one act of adultery led to deceit, lying, and murder.”  I paused at that sentence because Ruach HaKodesh said to me, “ Pride was the cause of his sin.” That caught my attention and I began to seek Ruach HaKodesh to understand more fully.

How a sin is carried out is often very different on the surface than the cause of the sin. The cause of this sin was pride. 

• Pride causes us to lie.

• Pride causes us to attempt to hide our sin.

• Pride causes us to want what belongs to another.

We see all these behaviors in Shatan as he stole Adam’s authority over the garden.

Pride causes us to lie or to highlight our wrong behavior...