This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things.  

Jeremiah 9:23-24

These days people boast about their accomplishments, their families, careers, homes, and their latest Apple products. Our boasting involves pointing to our people, to our stuff, and to our accomplishments, and they turn our hearts away from Jesus. They make our people, our stuff, and our accomplishments our gods. But our hearts can’t be focused on the stuff created and the Creator of it all at the same time! 

God said that He is the only one we should boast about: His greatness, His glory, and His unfailing love. He’s the one who gives us wisdom: the wisdom of His living Word! He’s the one who gives us power: the power of the Holy Spirit! And He’s the one who gives us the only riches that matter: the infinite value of knowing Jesus as Lord! (Philippians 3:8) 

The only other thing you are to boast about is your relationship with Jesus. Not your Biblical knowledge, not your service, but your deep, heart-changing, life-giving personal relationship with God, the only one who is righteous and just! When you boast about God, you boast about His greatness, His glory, and His unfailing love. THAT’S something to boast about, and that’s what others will admire most. You are loved!