BOASTING
Let them boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who is just and righteous, whose love is unfailing, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken! (NLT Jeremiah 9:24)

The dictionary tells us boasting is speaking proudly about possessions or accomplishments. Ask someone how they are doing and you are liable to hear a story about the new car they just bought, the house on five acres of land, and the vacation to some exotic place.

Humans love to tell others how great they are. They do not tell you about the debt they have acquired to go along with the things. Things are what counts. Nobody has to know you have not paid for those things yet. Think about it. The bank owns the house, the car, the boat, and whatever else. The credit card company owns the last vacation.

Be careful what you boast about. If it is anything except about knowing God, about His unfailing love for us, then it is our own pride. When we do that, we put that which we boast about above Him.