Boasting in the Lord

~~~ 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 ~~~ Psalm 33 ~~~ 

~~~ Matthew 25:14-30 ~~~

Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.

Not many of you were wise by human standards,

not many were powerful,

not many were of noble birth.

Is it worthwhile to consider your own calling?

Do you consider yourself to be a wise person?

Are you motivated by the idea of power?

Is nobility on your family tree?

Time after time God chose the humble person

to spread his message of love.

Here are just a couple Isaiah, Joseph, 

and the Blessed Mother, Mary.

Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,

and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,

and God chose the lowly and despised of the world,

those who count for nothing,

to reduce to nothing those who are something,

God chose the Woman at the Well.

God chose Mary Magdalene.

God chose Moses.

God chose David.

You can probably name many more examples 

of those who were weak and lowly in their community.

...so that no human being might boast before God.

It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus,

who became for us wisdom from God,

It is delightful to hear an actor or an athlete

praise God for giving them the talent and ability to excel.

All that is good in us...all of our gifts and talents

would not exist without God's role.

Any boasting we might make 

must be deferred to Christ Jesus.

as well as righteousness, 

sanctification, and redemption,

so that, as it is written,

Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.

Boast if you choose,

 just make sure you boast in the Lord.

All that we have...all that we are

comes directly from the Lord.

Boast in all we are given to reach holiness.

Boast about how the Lord has saved us for all eternity.

Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.

Blessed as we consider our own calling.

The Lord chose you for a reason.

Have you discovered it yet?

~~~Peace~~~