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Exodus chapter 9, verse 17.

You are still exalting yourself against my people

and will not let them go.

These are strong words from God to Pharaoh.

He has just said that my name will be proclaimed in all the earth.

God said that to Pharaoh, that I am worthy of worship in all the earth.

That's the whole point of why God is bringing his people out of Egypt. We see it over and over and over

again so that they may worship him. That's what Moses has said to Pharaoh over and over and over again.

Let this people go that they may worship God.

And that's what God is saying to Pharaoh right here.

I'm showing my power against you because my name will be proclaimed in all the earth.

My name will be worshipped. God worthy of worship so then he says in

verse 17 you are exalting yourself against my people the sin of pride living for the exaltation of self over the exaltation of God, living for our name over God's

name, living to see our name look a certain way instead of living to see God's name look a certain way.

Now it may not always be a situation like Pharaoh here, but this is one of the constant temptations

in every one of our lives.

In your life, in my life today, to live for our name

instead of God's name. To live for our purposes instead of God's praise. To live for worldly possessions instead of God's praise. To live for worldly possessions

instead of God's fame.

To live for worldly pleasure

instead of God's glory.

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