So the Lord magnifies Himself as the true and living God. Well might David exclaim: “I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.” Psalm 37:35, 36. Let men become lifted up in pride, and the Lord will not sustain them and keep them from falling. Let a church become proud and boastful, not depending on God, not exalting His power, and that church will surely be left by the Lord, to be brought down to the ground. Let a people glory in wealth, intellect, knowledge, or in anything but Christ, and they will soon be brought to confusion. {8T 127.2}

Således lovpriser Herren sig selv som den sande levende Gud. David kunne godt udbryde: »Jeg har set en gudløs trodse, bryste sig som en Libanons ceder men se, da jeg gik der forbi, var han borte; da jeg søgte ham, fandtes han ikke.« Sl.37,35.36. Lad menneske opløftes i stolthed og Herren vil ikke støtte dem og ikke holde dem væk fra fald. Lad en menighed blive stolt og pralende og ikke gøre sig afhængig af Gud, ikke juble over hans magt og den menigheden vil med sikkerhed forlades af Herren, for at bringes under grunden. Lad et folk være stolt af rigdomme, forstand, kundskab, eller i hvadsomhelst uden Kristus og de vil hurtig blive forvirrede.