Boast Only About the Lord

 

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.”

—1 Corinthians 1:30-31 (NLT)

Merciful and Gracious God,

Let me never boast about anything, except Jesus, my Lord!

Thank You for uniting me with Christ Jesus, Your Son, so that I can walk in the blessing of being joined with wisdom itself.

Thank You that because I believe and have confessed that Christ died and rose again for me—because I have received Him into my heart and life as my Lord—I am made right with You. 

Thank You that by Christ’s transforming power, I am made pure and holy—and by His death and resurrection, the power that sin once had over me has been broken, and I am free to choose good over evil.

Help me always remember that anything good in me has come through Christ who is Worthy of all of the Honor, and Glory, and Power, forevermore!

Let me never boast about anything, except Jesus, my Lord!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.