Presumptuous Sin
" His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful " —2 Chronicles 26:15, NIV. What is it about success that plants the seeds of failure? " But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense " —2 Chronicles 26:16, NIV. Ahhhhh, pride. Uzziah's punishment was a touch of leprosy. That's just as deadly as a touch of cancer. Physical death might take a while, but it's becoming a pariah in the community that really hurts. No one to touch and no one to be touched by. Total isolation except for those who have also been embraced by the disease. Uzziah's son, Jotham learned the lesson. " He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the Lord " —2 Chronicles 27:2, NIV. Interestingly it wasn't the ...