Jeremiah 9:23 and 24
Read it.

As we enter a new year of days and new opportunities, consider these verses.

We are instructed to not glory in wisdom, might or riches. That covers most of life.

Wisdom is anything related to intelligence, knowledge, experience.
Might is anything related to strength, physical or otherwise, influence, power of any kind, individual or corporate.
Riches is money and anything it brings….earned or inherited.

We are to take no glory in any of these.

Why???

What do you have in any of these areas that God did not gift you the ability to get?
What talent did you develop that He did not give you the impetus or desire to grow?
Did you determine who your parents would be?
Did you set in place your genetic make-up?
Did you determine who your teachers would be?

A young athlete voiced this earlier in the year when asked
“What do you attribute your talent to?
He answered…”God”
He went on to say that his size and speed both came from God.

We do not possess what God has not gifted us.
Nor do we possess anything we have worked for ….because He placed in us the desire for it….and the desire and ability to work for it.

We are to be grateful, thankful and to take glory in that we know Him.

At this time of reflection on the past and of planning for the future….
I recommend we not glory in our past nor make the assumption we can plan our future.

Our past has come through Him.
Our future is in His Hands.

Determine to pursue, seek and know God more this year than in past years.
Set your mind, heart, and any strength He has given you to WALK with Him.

He executes kindness, judgement and righteousness.

Pursue and Abide in and with God.

In an old song,
“Sweet Hour of Prayer”…
a phrase states this…

“And as He bids me seek His Face, believe His Word and trust His Grace… I cast on Him my every care”

Glory not in wisdom, might or riches…..
Glory in the encouragement of that song.

That’s a profitable and permanent resolution.