"...for everything in the world, the cravings of sinful man, the lust in his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does-comes not from the Father but from the world.
This is a great reminder and confession point for me. We should only boast of what God has done for us. Period. No grey area here.
But why?
I believe it keeps us humbled before the one whom all good blessings flow. If we are a child of God (or really even if we are not) every good and perfect gift comes from God. It is all a gift from Him. No matter how hard we worked to get here it is still all a gift from God. No matter how much time, energy, effort we put into it all that time, energy and effort was from God as well.
It is really simple. It ALL comes from God
It all belongs to God. We only persevere through it all by the help of the Lord. Truly boasting about anything is foolishness. Let's praise Him from whom all blessings flow. Boast on all His mighty works. That is the truth and the truth will set you free from your chains.
Blessings
