Two young boys faced off against each other on the school playground. “My dad is smarter and stronger than yours,” the one boy boasted. The other stood his ground in silence. His opponent pulled himself up to his full stature and finally boasted, “And my dad makes more money than yours. Your dad can’t even afford decent clothes for you.”
The other boy finally broke his silence. “So what! My father is friends with God. He talks to Him everyday.”
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight” (Jeremiah 9:23–24).
Nothing in this life is as important as knowing God and living in a right relationship with Him. From Him we learn the importance of kindness, justice, and righteousness.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: God delights in those who delight in Him and in doing His will.