Jeremiah 9:23-24 KJV
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
There are a lot of things we look to as signs of greatness and which we often desire to imitate in our fellow man.
We might look at a man's wisdom and education and elevate them in the eyes of man because of it
We might lift a man up because of his physical strength or because of his power in the realm of military training or political advances
We could point to the man who has attained wealth and see him as a man worth imitating
God says that none of those things are things we should glory it. He said that instead we should glory in or follow the man who understands and knows the Lord; that He delights in lovingkindness, judgment and righteousness.
Our hero ought to be the Lord Jesus Christ.
But those men we should pick out as leaders for our lives ought to be only those who understand and know the things God delights in.
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
There are a lot of things we look to as signs of greatness and which we often desire to imitate in our fellow man.
We might look at a man's wisdom and education and elevate them in the eyes of man because of it
We might lift a man up because of his physical strength or because of his power in the realm of military training or political advances
We could point to the man who has attained wealth and see him as a man worth imitating
God says that none of those things are things we should glory it. He said that instead we should glory in or follow the man who understands and knows the Lord; that He delights in lovingkindness, judgment and righteousness.
Our hero ought to be the Lord Jesus Christ.
But those men we should pick out as leaders for our lives ought to be only those who understand and know the things God delights in.
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