Excuse me, I’m in The Way

Scripture

“God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.  Therefore, as the Scriptures say, ‘If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord’ “  I Corinthians 1:28-31

Observation

All the awards, medals, ribbons, and plaques in the world don’t mean a darn thing do they? We can boast about our accomplishments and pat each other on the back and wear our medals on our chest. In the end it’s all just emptiness. We wear our accomplishments so that our past victories will have a lasting reward regardless of future actions. We build monuments to people who inspire us. We seek the approval of our peers and man.

In the end all that really matters is our relationship with God through Christ.

Our badge is one of humility, we are servants of the Lord.

…I think I need to work on this one…

Application

I need to stop seeking the approval of beings that are infected with humanity. I need to focus on pleasing the one true God, because his approval is all that really matters. I need to be more sensitive to the voice of God as I trip, stumble, and fall through life.

Out of my brokenness I need to rise and declare that I can only do things because of Christ who strengthens me. Any wisdom or strength that I have been given comes through him. It’s God whom I serve and not man, and it’s God who deserves all the glory. I need to boast only about the Lord.

And why should I do that? Isn’t Gods grace enough to cover all of our shortcomings?

If we want people to be reconciled to God through us we need to let God do the work. If we get in the way it’s not going to happen. We’re not reconciling anything, right?

Prayer

Hey God, a little help please. I know, when you look at me you see that I am cleansed by your Son Jesus and that’s why I can stand here and talk to you. It’s really cool how all this works. But if you were to take your Son out of the equation I would fry, I’m just saying. Can you help me be a better servant? Can you help me be more humble and be more able to give you the glory in everything that I do? Thank you.