Author: thebrewisamusing

I was raised in a Christian family and my earliest childhood memories include regular Sunday school and Church attendance as a family. I was taught that our Judeo-Christian values were not just a part of our Sunday routine they should be part of our character and influence all aspects of our lives. I was also taught that as important as these values were they could not save us. We must also be “born again” by accepting Christ.

Boast About This

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. (Jeremiah 9:23–24, NIV 1984).

My Musings – The wisdom, strength and riches of man are nothing to boast about, when compared to God’s wisdom, strength and riches. But if we know Him (through His Son), we can boast about what understanding and knowledge of Him that He has shown us (again through His Son). His delight in exercising kindness, justice and righteousness. Demonstrated by the life, ministry, and sacrifice of His Son.

My Advice – “He [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things.” (Colossians 1:15, 19–20, NIV 1984). “The radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being.” (Hebrew 1:3, NIV 1984).

We cannot know or understand everything about God, but Jesus showed us all we need to know. “Philip said, ‘Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.’ Jesus answered: ‘Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.'” (John 14:8–9, 11, NIV 1984).

We need to know His Son. “Boast about this.”