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Tuesday... We each seem to need to do it.


Psalm 75:1 (NLT), "We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds."

Tuesday... We each seem to need to do it.

Yes, we seem to want or need to boast but God has some problems with it.

In Psalm 75:4 (MSG) God says here, "I said to the arrogant, 'Do not boast.'"

So what do we do? Verse 1 says (NLT), "We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds." But I did it. But are you sure?


Paul over in his second letter to the Corinthians in chapters 11 & 12 tells of all the different things that he went through and did. In 12:1 he says, "This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord" and especially one unbelievable one but in verse 5 he says, "That experience is worth boasting about, but I'm not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses." But we would say, "That doesn't make sense."

Now in verse 7 Paul says, "Even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God." God knew that he would have problems. Paul goes on, "So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud."

Who is it that looks good when we boast about ourselves?

Verses 8-10 says, "Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.' So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

Back to Psalm 75. Verse 1 says, "We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds."

Verse 3, "When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundation firm."

Verse 7, "It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall."

And then verses 9 & 10, "But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. For God says, "I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.'"

And Jeremiah 45:5, "Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! I will bring disaster upon all these people, but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I the LORD, have spoken!" Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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