He who exalts himself will be humbled

Tonight I saw a puffin in prayer on the way home and hten i look at my bible verse and its

If you puff yourself up you'll get the wind knocked right out of you.

So I have to be careful of my Pride

Luke 14:7-11
So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: 8 “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him; 9 and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

You can look at this parable as a literal interpretation as that when you go to a social gathering do not go to the front. But we are the bride of Christ, when we meet it is a wedding celebration. Church is a place to celebrate every week the covenant with G-D. In the body of christ we humble ourselves and are promoted to places of influence and authority.