December 19
God has allowed man no latitude for boasting of himself. Oh, that is not to say that unregenerate man is not boastful and proud in his own conceit. That is not to say that even among the redeemed there are not those whose estimation of themselves is far too high. That is to say, GOD has allowed man no latitude for boasting for we are nothing; He is everything.
God loves man and has given His “unspeakable Gift” (II Corinthians 9:15) for man but that is because God loves, not because man is worthy. When Jesus, Heaven’s sinless perfection, came and took the punishment upon Himself that sinful man deserves, it was a complete exchange.
Holiness overcame evil for every man who would be willing to exchange his sin and failure for the Lord’s perfect righteousness. As Paul says in Titus 3:7, “Having been justified by His grace, we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.” We lay aside all that we are and receive all that He is.
We forsake our earthly treasure and receive to ourselves His eternal reward. If our eyes are consumed with the things of life, we may feel we give up something to become His heirs; but if we see life as the vapor that it is, we know we have lost nothing. We who are nothing have gained all.
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