Boast in the Lord
By
Shelby G. Floyd
It is the nature of some people to boast—about their education, their possessions, their status in life, ad nauseam (2 Timothy 3:2). This is a good way for others to turn the other way when they see such a one coming their way.
2 Corinthians 10:17-18
To the
church at
2 Corinthians 10:17-18
But, "Let him who
boasts boast in the Lord." For it is not the one who
commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
NIV
Jeremiah 9:24
The Bible
is its own best commentary. What does it mean to boast in the Lord? The weeping
prophet Jeremiah explains what it means to “boast in the Lord!” He declares, “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 9:24, NIV). To
“boast in the Lord” then is to know the nature of the true God. To declare to
the world that God exercises and delights in kindness, justice and
righteousness!
Boast in the Cross
To all who
are Christians our text in 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 relates to us because our
boasting in in our Lord Jesus Christ: “But God forbid that I should boast except
in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to
me, and I to the world” (Galatians
Shelby G. Floyd