But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 2 Corinthians 10:17
A great Bible teacher was once asked what he believed was the simplest truth of Scripture. He replied, ‘that Jesus loves me’. He was then asked what he believed was the most profound truth of Scripture. He replied, ‘that Jesus loves me.’ We can’t argue with his conclusions, can we? We are saved when we grasp the simple truth that the Lord Jesus loves us with a love that took him to the cross to die for our sins. Throughout our Christian experience, we learn that every concept, principle, and doctrine of Scripture is founded on the solid rock of Jesus’ love to us. And throughout eternity we will explore – and ever be incapable of totally comprehending – the wonder of Jesus love to us. If everything that God has done for us and everything that we are in Him is based on His love for us, how can we possibly find anything about ourselves to boast about? As our text declares, all our boasting must be in the Lord.
As we have already noted, we can forever boast in the love of the Lord Jesus. His is love unlimited, unconditional, unreserved, and incomprehensible. We bask each day in the benefits of His love to us, not only collectively but individually. If nobody else existed in the entire world but you, His love and all of its manifestation would be directed to you. If the world contained hundreds of billions of people, His love to you would be no less great or specific. Well might we boast of such love today.
Little children love to brag about their fathers, how strong and smart they are. So might we, as the little children of our Lord, brag about His power, wisdom, and knowledge. The Maker and Sustainer of our universe, He Who holds the hurricane in His palm, the earthquake between His fingers, and the far reaches of space in His grasp is the same One Who knows the number of each hair on your body and keeps the atoms spinning for every object in the world. As for His knowledge, He knows our thoughts before we think them, He understands every mystery whether imagined or not, He is the embodiment of all knowledge, and has never made a mistake in judgment or design. What a Father we have to boast of today.
The more we understand how great and wonderful is the Lord in whom we glory, the more ridiculous it appears to glory in ourselves. -Jim MacIntosh