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Jeremiah 9:23-24

New Living Translation

This is what the Lord says:

“Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom,

    or the powerful boast in their power,

    or the rich boast in their riches.

But those who wish to boast

    should boast in this alone:

that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord

     who demonstrates unfailing love

    and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,

and that I delight in these things.

    I, the Lord, have spoken!

For Meditation 

That is all we can boast in—that we know Jesus and understand that He is the Supreme King and Sovereign Lord—the only source of our contentment and joy.

Everything else is vanity, as King Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 1:14, a chasing after the wind. How useless could that be?

Throughout history, God has shown His unfailing love to His people in diverse situations. Examine how He protected His people, the Jews, in Persia by humiliating the proud, arrogant, boastful, and hateful Haman from his wicked plot to annihilate them (Esther 6:6-12; 7:9-10), and you will marvel at His justice and righteousness. Consider the end of all the tyrants of this world, and know that God reigns over His creation and humbles the proud and arrogant. 

Let wisdom and humility embrace you, and rejoice in your salvation and intimacy with Christ through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ rest on you. Amen!