To Love Jesus Part 4

LOVE…does not boast  (1 Cor 13:4)

Don’t boast in the face of God; seems like a "no- brainer.” But not so fast. What happens behind the scenes, in the form of motives, is just as evident to Jesus as the words we speak. 

When we expect something in return for a good deed that we performed, that is a form of boasting.  In ourselves we acknowledge how awesome we were and sometimes figuratively hold our hand out to God saying, “I can hardly wait to see what I get for this.”

When we give a tithe or offering do we hope to be recognized by God for our generosity and appropriately rewarded for it?    Is giving or doing for God something done because of love rather than recognition? 

How about thinking in your heart that your abilities are superior to another. Isn’t that a form of boasting to God?  God instructs us “as we think in our hearts, so we are.” (Prov. 23:7)  Every action originates in the mind, and Jesus is very interested in our thinking.  He reads, with alarming accuracy, the secrets stored there. 

To boast then, would be to attempt to place myself in a superior position in God’s eyes for His blessings and care.  But love does not boast, so that kind of attitude has no place in our lives…


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