But Of Him You are in Christ Jesus. . .

What an inestimable privilege to think... because of Him, because of the Father's tender mercies and the wooing of the Holy Spirit today, this very moment, we are in Christ Jesus.

That is what I Corinthians 1:30-31 tells us:

"But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God-
and righteousness and sanctification and redemption-

that, as it is written, He who glories, let him glory in the Lord."

It tells us what Christ is for us:

1. wisdom: (sophia)n by definition: wisdom, broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters

2. righteousness (dikaiosyne) in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God

3. sanctification (hagiasmos) consecration, purification

4. redemption (apolytrosis) a releasing effected by payment of ransom

(All Bible helps come from free online Bible resource: Blue Letter Bible)

Christ paved the way for all of us to have this standing before God. All a free gift!
But I love how the Apostle Paul ends the thought, if we are tempted to boast, the only thing we are allowed to boast in is the Lord.

We all have certain talents. Maybe yours is musical ability. Another might be a super brain and land an awesome job that pays an inordinate amount of money. Another might be a star athlete and end up playing professional football.

Let me ask you a question. Did any of these people give themselves the talents they have? Can they turn one hair black or white? If the answer is no, then it makes sense to answer like Paul did, "He who glories, let him glory in the Lord."

Whenever I take credit for something, I quickly get reminded quickly in some way of this Truth:God shares His glory with no one. So let us praise Him for His wisdom in this, even if some days it does seem hard to swallow.

When we reach the golden shore, it will all make perfect sense...