Go ahead, brag, if you have good reason...
Most bragging is a waste. Here's one type that is not: "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south." (Psalm 107:1-3 ESV)
Be thankful and brag on God. Tell anyone who will listen, and especially yourself, how good God has been to you. Count your blessings. Sing praises. Testify. Witness.
We usually brag on our smarts, what we can do, or what we have. Jeremiah says if we are going to boast, boast about God!
Jeremiah put it like this: "Thus says the LORD: 'Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.'" (Jeremiah 9:23-24 ESV)
Yes! God is good! Do you know Him? Do you have understanding? Boast about God!
Do you know God, my friend? Do you know about His love by experience? Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!
Brag on God! Do you want your day ignited into goodness? Boast on God!
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