"I Will Boast"

One of my favorite scriptures (for the last 20 or 30 years!) has been Jer. 9:23-24. In the NIV it says:

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This is what the Lord says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the Lord.

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Paul Baloche put those words to music, and it has the same feel as "Tell the World," so it'll be fun to sing tomorrow. (Thanks, Mark!) Here are the words to the song:

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Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom

Or the strong man boast in his strength

Let not the rich man boast in his riches

But let the humble come and give thanks

To the One Who made us

The One Who saved us

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I will boast in the Lord my God

I will boast in the One Who's worthy

I will boast in the Lord my God

I will boast in the One Who's worthy

He's worthy

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I will make my boast in Christ alone

I will make my boast in Christ alone

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Here what Mike Bickle says about that passage in the David book I'm studying:

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The WISE man may be the scientist, the great inventor, or the theologian with biblical knowledge. The Lord urges him not to find confidence in what he knows.

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He then says, "Don't let the STRONG man glory in his might." This could be a CEO or the president of a nation. The ability to move armies or great amounts of money or resources is not something to glory in.

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Next God addresses the RICH man: "Do not let the rich man have confidence in how much he has earned or accumulated. His riches will not secure him."

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Rather, he says, "Let the one who has confidence have confidence in this, that he understands me. He knows my heart, that I delight in exercising lovingkindness."

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We are to glory in the fact that God is tender and kind when he relates to weak people. He is gentle with us in our weakness and filled with love for us even before we are spiritually mature.

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So getting to know and understand God is the most important thing we can do in life. Power, position, and possessions are nothing compared to having an intimate relationship with God. Is that cool or what, bloggerbuddies?