Making It Personal
In what or whom do you boast? Pride is something that plagues us all. It is brings a sense of fulfillment when we are looked upon as talented or smart. However, this sense is a false sense. Our worth is not in who we are or what we posses, but rather in who possesses us. In my own ability, I am nothing and can accomplish nothing. I am exactly what God created, nothing more and nothing less. Every breath is a gift. Every beat of my heart is a gift. Anything I have the ability to accomplish only comes from God so it is truly God working through me not myself. Therefore, any boasting we do should be on Christ and Him crucified not on us.
Also, notice that we have all been broken off through unbelief. When Adam and Eve sinned, it was through unbelief. They did not take God at His Word and choose to believe a lie. Now we all need to be grafted into the family of God. No matter what we have done, where we have been, what we thought, we can be grafted in.
When we are grafted in, an amazing thing happens, we start becoming holy. We used to have wild fruit but now we can have pure, holy fruit. God transforms us from the inside out, II Cor. 5:17. We begin to share His life giving force which transforms us and makes us to be Christ-like. If you and I believe, let’s live like it.