Aug 13, 2018
If I must boast, I
will boast of the things that show my weakness. 2Cor 11:30
Brag about what God
is doing instead of what we’re doing.
It’s amazing what one person can accomplish in life! Consider the accomplishments of this person:
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Graduated college, starring in football,
swimming, journalism & class president
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Worked as a radio broadcaster, covering athletic
competitions & play-by-play
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Hired & worked as an actor / movie star in
52 films
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Served in the Army and Army Reserve, defending
our country in World War II
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Elected as a Governor for the State of
California for two terms
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Elected President of the United States for two
terms
You, of course, realize that we are talking about Ronald
Reagan. His list of accomplishments are
far greater than that, and show what a life well lived can look like. Before bragging about our list, we might want
to compare it to Ronald Reagan’s (or a number of other amazing people)!
But no matter how long the list is, it doesn’t compare to
the list God is credited with: Creation of the Universe, creation and design of
everything, created men & women and gave them free will, manages the world
and watches over every living being, protects & disciplines, then birthed
his Son through a virgin, and used Him to replace humanity’s sin on the cross
so that He could save the world. The
list is infinitely long.
Even if we put ALL of our lists of successes together, it
would never come close to matching God’s list.
In fact, our list IS A SUBSET OF GOD’S LIST ANYWAYS! He gets credit for all of our list too, since
He created us.
So before we start bragging about our list of successes, we
may want to compare them to the list God has.
Before we tell others about the good things we have done, we might want
to rethink what God has done. Compared
to Him, our list is quite weak!
Here’s what Paul discovered:
when Paul started bragging about God’s strengths and successes, it made
his list look like weaknesses. Paul
found God at work in his list, and that dependence on God became a source of
STRENGTH! It’s when we see God’s
Strength at work in our lives that we find more confidence and security to live
the life He gave us.
So forget your list, and boast about God’s List --- your
list is His list anyways. J
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