“Point to God”

Scripture:

Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands
and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness,
justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in theses things, declares the LORD. (NASB)

Observation:

As sin filled people living in a fallen world we have little to boast about other than the mercy and grace of our Creator. Those who hold themselves in the highest esteem are really living a life of denial by placing themselves above their Creator; the One who sustains all life (Job 34:14-15).

Application:


Billions of people have been sucked into the many lies of the Enemy, who wants us to believe that we are the captain of our souls and the driving force behind our destiny. We are not! We have two choices, my friends; we can either get behind the devil and allow him to build on our inherited sinful natures, or we can turn our lives over to the control and care of the LORD. The first choice leads to everlasting death and the second leads to everlasting life. When we choose the latter, we must fully understand that our success depends solely on the wisdom and strength of the Lord. It is He who shapes and molds us into the kind of person we were meant to be. It is He who puts the desire in our hearts to follow Him. We can do nothing good on our own (John 15:5). When we try doing what is good on own power we always fall short of God’s standard. It is impossible for us to live righteously without God’s help. The flesh is weak and our spirit is flawed and this is why we all need Jesus. It is only through our Lord, Christ Jesus, that we can be saved and transformed. So if we are to boast at all, my friends, let us boast in the LORD our God (2 Corinthians 10:17).

Prayer:

Thank You, dear Lord, for all that you are, for without You there would be no good life at all. Without the goodness that is who You are this life would be no life worth living. It is only because of You that we have the hope we have. How I praise and honor You; the Living God of all.

Amen