July 11, 2025

WHAT/WHO DO WE BOAST IN?

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Instead, let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows that I am the Lord, who shows mercy, judgment, and righteousness on earth, for in these is My will,” says the Lord. “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, “that I will visit upon all the circumcised their uncircumcision.”

Personal Challenge

It is so easy to get caught up in the customs and ways of the culture around us. This is especially true when that culture screams at us to be a part of it. One of the expectations of our culture is that we take great pride in who we are, what we do, our a complishments, and the belief that we are entirely self-made. This is so contrary to the expectations that God has for us. We are nothing without Him. It is Him that we should boast in and not ourselves, and most assuredly not the world around us. As followers of Christ, we boast in God because He shows all of His creation mercy, judgment, and righteousness, He declares that there will be a day that so many who proclaim Him as Lord will be judged for their actions and not their proclamations, church attendance, or bright and shiny gold crosses. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!