Jeremiah 9:23 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.
And a hearty good morning to you, my wonderful Friends in Christ! I wish all you upstanding believers a joyful day, filled with many godly blessings. But we have to be very careful how we go about the day, in regards to the Bit, for there are many wise Christians, many mighty men of faith and also many rich followers of Jesus. Having those excellent attributes doesn’t mean we can’t also be good, faithful and steadfast believers. They don’t automatically exclude us from Christ’s flock as some people seem to think. However, we need to be always on the lookout for how we use these extraordinary blessings that the Lord has bestowed on us. And that’s the first thing to remember; that they were all gained through the Father’s goodwill, not obtained solely on our own strength. Therefore we should never boast or give ourselves kudos or airs and graces because of the kindness the Most High God Jehovah has showered on us. It’s a privilege and an honour, to be used only in spreading His Word and glorifying Him. And without a doubt, Jeremiah’s words of long ago certainly resound very loudly in today’s selfish, acquisitive, boastful society, where accumulation of worldly treasure is of paramount interest and importance. But Friends, I urge us to remember and follow the Lord’s advice: ‘Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom.’ That’s the first directive, which we all know is not followed. Instead, the opposite is widely practised by all the so called experts, gurus, consultants et al, who populate every area of life today. Many of them beat their chests and blow their own horns in self-praise. But if they’re so wise and wonderful, why is the world now in such an ungodly mess? They obviously never learned from Sol, who said: ‘I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil (cruel) net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me.’ (Eccl.9:11-13) Yes my people, despite all our wisdom, none of us knows what’s going to happen to us, or when, so there’s no sense in boasting or glorying in the little wisdom we possess. Just like all the other living things, we can be here today and gone tomorrow. And the same goes for the strong man, whether it be actual physical strength or power over others; ‘neither let the mighty man glory in his might.’ The psalmist certainly got it right when he said: ‘There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.’ (Ps.33:16) Physically strong men are cut down everyday by puny geeks in more ways than one. And so are men of strong political or military power. They never last forever because they put too much faith in their powerful political allies or military strength. But Bruh David beat Goliath with a simple sling shot, and many powerful armies and political hotshots have been decimated by much lesser forces and men. And as the angel said to Zechariah: ‘Not by might, nor by power, but my spirit saith the Lord of hosts.’ (Zech.4:6) Might and power are of no use without the presence of the Lord’s Spirit my people. But the last directive is the one that causes the biggest problem: ‘let not the rich man glory in his riches.’ Oh Friends, as we’ve already noted, the accumulation of earthly wealth is possibly the number one driving force in our world. Many of our crimes; robbery, murder, deception, fraud and other negative behaviour can be traced right back to that. But as Psalm 49 clearly states: ‘They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him…For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.’ (Ps.49:6-7,17) That’s gospel my people, so I don’t see why we expend as much energy, for so long, sometimes our entire lives, to build earthly wealth when it causes innumerable problems on earth and we can’t take it with us when we die. We need to acknowledge, like Bruh David did: ‘Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.’ (1 Chron.29:11-12) And Friends, if we choose not to listen to Bruh David, because he was only a man like us, then perchance we’ll listen to our God. ‘But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise LOVING-kindness, judgement (justice), and righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.’ (Jer.9:24) Oh my brethren, let’s transform ourselves, raise our level of godliness from the fickle, faithless followers we’ve become and regain the wisdom, which teaches that true wisdom comes from the Lord Himself; from following the dictates of His Word, living in LOVE, justice and righteousness. Till next time, Much LOVE!…knowledge of God…is man’s glory…
And a hearty good morning to you, my wonderful Friends in Christ! I wish all you upstanding believers a joyful day, filled with many godly blessings. But we have to be very careful how we go about the day, in regards to the Bit, for there are many wise Christians, many mighty men of faith and also many rich followers of Jesus. Having those excellent attributes doesn’t mean we can’t also be good, faithful and steadfast believers. They don’t automatically exclude us from Christ’s flock as some people seem to think. However, we need to be always on the lookout for how we use these extraordinary blessings that the Lord has bestowed on us. And that’s the first thing to remember; that they were all gained through the Father’s goodwill, not obtained solely on our own strength. Therefore we should never boast or give ourselves kudos or airs and graces because of the kindness the Most High God Jehovah has showered on us. It’s a privilege and an honour, to be used only in spreading His Word and glorifying Him. And without a doubt, Jeremiah’s words of long ago certainly resound very loudly in today’s selfish, acquisitive, boastful society, where accumulation of worldly treasure is of paramount interest and importance. But Friends, I urge us to remember and follow the Lord’s advice: ‘Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom.’ That’s the first directive, which we all know is not followed. Instead, the opposite is widely practised by all the so called experts, gurus, consultants et al, who populate every area of life today. Many of them beat their chests and blow their own horns in self-praise. But if they’re so wise and wonderful, why is the world now in such an ungodly mess? They obviously never learned from Sol, who said: ‘I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil (cruel) net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me.’ (Eccl.9:11-13) Yes my people, despite all our wisdom, none of us knows what’s going to happen to us, or when, so there’s no sense in boasting or glorying in the little wisdom we possess. Just like all the other living things, we can be here today and gone tomorrow. And the same goes for the strong man, whether it be actual physical strength or power over others; ‘neither let the mighty man glory in his might.’ The psalmist certainly got it right when he said: ‘There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.’ (Ps.33:16) Physically strong men are cut down everyday by puny geeks in more ways than one. And so are men of strong political or military power. They never last forever because they put too much faith in their powerful political allies or military strength. But Bruh David beat Goliath with a simple sling shot, and many powerful armies and political hotshots have been decimated by much lesser forces and men. And as the angel said to Zechariah: ‘Not by might, nor by power, but my spirit saith the Lord of hosts.’ (Zech.4:6) Might and power are of no use without the presence of the Lord’s Spirit my people. But the last directive is the one that causes the biggest problem: ‘let not the rich man glory in his riches.’ Oh Friends, as we’ve already noted, the accumulation of earthly wealth is possibly the number one driving force in our world. Many of our crimes; robbery, murder, deception, fraud and other negative behaviour can be traced right back to that. But as Psalm 49 clearly states: ‘They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him…For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.’ (Ps.49:6-7,17) That’s gospel my people, so I don’t see why we expend as much energy, for so long, sometimes our entire lives, to build earthly wealth when it causes innumerable problems on earth and we can’t take it with us when we die. We need to acknowledge, like Bruh David did: ‘Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.’ (1 Chron.29:11-12) And Friends, if we choose not to listen to Bruh David, because he was only a man like us, then perchance we’ll listen to our God. ‘But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise LOVING-kindness, judgement (justice), and righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.’ (Jer.9:24) Oh my brethren, let’s transform ourselves, raise our level of godliness from the fickle, faithless followers we’ve become and regain the wisdom, which teaches that true wisdom comes from the Lord Himself; from following the dictates of His Word, living in LOVE, justice and righteousness. Till next time, Much LOVE!…knowledge of God…is man’s glory…
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