What we need to boast about

Man, there are some people in this world that love to brag. They will tell you all about how good they are, how strong they are, how smart they are, etc. And, look, it is great to be strong and good and smart. And, I know that they have probably put a lot of work and effort into being strong and studying. But, they didn't do it alone...

It seems that we want to boast about our accomplishments. I like to tell people that the older I get the better I was. Time has a tendency to dim the fact that I was mediocre at my very best. I was a pretty fast runner when I was younger. Do you know why I was faster than others? Because I worked at being faster? Because I ate some special supplement? No, GOD just made me a little faster.

Do you know what a gift it is to be able to run 100 meters in 10 seconds? Yes, the elite athletes train, and train hard, but, they are gifted to run extremely fast. I could train from now until kingdom come and I will NEVER run 100 meters in 10 seconds. Why? Because GOD didn't give me that gift. So, if you have been given a GIFT (e.g., singing, playing a musical instrument, running, throwing a football, cartwheeling, being seven feet tall with coordination) can you really take credit for the gift? Wasn't it given to you?

Today's word is 1 Corinthians 1:31, NLT, which reads, "Therefore, as the Scriptures say, 'If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD.'"

We have ALL been gifted in so many ways - Give GOD the credit He deserves for giving those gifts. Yes, by all means, boast about how hard you work, how much you try to hone and use that gift, but how can we boast about a gift, except the Gift of Salvation through faith in JESUS CHRIST? Now, He is what we need to boast about.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T