Does your pride bring God's judgment? Jeremiah 47-52

Jeremiah 48:42 (NASBStr)

“Moab will be destroyed from being a people

Because he has become arrogant toward the Lord.

In this section of Jeremiah we see the judgment of God being leveled against the nations who lifted up their hands and hearts toward God and His people.   God IS going to judge.   It has taken the entire book to get to for us to hear these dreadful and complete destructions on these surrounding nations.   This particular verse just happens to be taken against the judgment pronounced against Moab.   In each of the nations that are being judged we can find a similar verse.   Their judgment, as well as the others, is based upon the obvious: Their Pride.   When man raises his hand and head against God it brings forth judgement.   Note the following:

1 Peter 5:5 (NASBStr)

You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

God is "opposed" to the proud.   Pride brought down Satan as a favored angel in heaven.  Pride brought down Eve as God promised her more if she ate the forbidden fruit.  Pride brought down David when he numbered the people to puff up his standing in the world.   Pride was the thing tempted Christ with in the desert to entice Him to take the kingdom without a death sacrifice.   Pride is man's number one sin.  We think more highly of ourselves and reject that we are totally depraved.  That rejection of our own sin makes it impossible for God to save us.   Salvation, sanctification, glorification are total acts of God.  Our pride hinders us from relying totally on Christ to redeem us and transform us.   Moab was brought down because they lifted their hearts in pride toward God.  The same thing will happen to any person or nation who thinks they are more than they are:  A people needing to be redeemed.