Galatians 6:14
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
What a wonderful, tough verse! It's really easy to seek the world's approval and praise - maybe not the secular world but the religious world. It's good to feel accepted by others, but my motivation in life is not to receive praise from others and boast about myself and what I've done, but rather to point others to the cross. How often do I point others to the cross? Often I'll tell of what God's done for me in certain areas, but am I pointing others to Jesus and the cross or to a self-seeking view of Jesus. (Jesus is there to help me) Has the world truly been crucified to me and I to the world? What a tough verse to digest and live out! May the grace of God and joy of his forgiveness through the cross fill me daily!
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