In this teaching we’ll learn how important it is to boast in the Lord and how detrimental pride is to our salvation. Read 2 Corinthian 10:17-18

2 Corinthians 10:17-18 (NLT) 17As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD.” 18When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them.

SIN has blinded us. It’s a great tragedy when our quest for power and wisdom stops short of God.

The cross is the end of the line for human pride.

God has chosen a way of salvation that devastates human pride. And He wants us to bow down before that!

In God’s wisdom, He cuts off the way of pride and frustrates our reliance on human power and human wisdom.

Then He opens a way to glory and to God that a proud person cannot stand. This is the way of the cross.

Why does God do this? Is it because He hates man? No! It’s because He hates pride. When God blocks the road of pride, He blocks the road to destruction.

And when God routes us onto the Calvary Road of brokenness, humility and faith, He routes us to His glory.

2 Corinthians 10:18 (NLT) 18When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them.

This verse reminds us that only God’s approval matters. The world can say we’re great, but that ultimately is meaningless.

This is why we truly need to live our lives for the glory of God. We want to hear “well done, good and faithful servant.”