📖 Thus says the Lord, “Let not the one who is wise and skillful boast in his insight; let not the one who is mighty and powerful boast in his strength; let not the one who is rich boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] abundance; but let the one who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me [and acknowledges Me and honors Me as God and recognizes without any doubt], that I am the Lord who practices lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight,” says the Lord.
—Jeremiah 9:23-24 AMP
All that we have that is good, came from God. The Bible tells us that “every good gift and every perfect gift comes from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights (James 1:17)”. Our talents and our abilities come from God. God is our sufficiency, and He is our ability (2 Corinthians 3:5). Because of this, we cannot boast in our wisdom. We cannot boast about our strength. Our wisdom and our strength apart from God is insufficient. We cannot boast in riches because they are temporary, and the Bible teaches that we are not to put our trust in money. We are to put our trust in God. If we are going to boast about anything, we should always boast about the goodness of our God. We should brag about His faithfulness and His integrity. We should boast on our God because He is the only One worthy of boasting. God is to be our everything. God will always honor us when we honor Him (I Samuel 2:30).
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