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Boasting in the Prophet
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
It is refreshing to see the humility and honor of God and His Son, Jesus, in this post by Prince Vince. Check out this excerpt:
When the prophets see Him in the Scriptures, they are always saying “One like a son of manâ€. He is so beyond us, so completely other than us that human language would have a hard time explaining Him without eternity. This is one reason why it is so silly to be boastful. Jeremiah said that the only ones that ought to boast are those who know and understand God. That rules out a good majority of the human race from boasting. If anything, Jesus is not like the prophets, but the prophets are like Him. It was the touch of eternity that gave the prophets authority, eyes to see what they saw, ears to hear His word and the endurance to do the strange things they were instructed to do.
Our authority indeed comes from Jesus Himself. He is the one who gives us the grace of the prophet, and the apostle, evangelist, pastor and teacher. It is Jesus who gives us our identity. It is Jesus who gives us His word of life. It is Jesus who, yes, even instructs us to do strange things sometimes. Let’s always remember: Jesus is the Prophet and we must strive to be conformed to His image.
When we look at Him, we won’t look at our pride our our humility. That’s because we won’t be looking at ourselves at all. True humility doesn’t look at self. The one who walks in true humility is in perfect peace because his or her eyes are fixed on the Prince of Peace. Glory be to Jesus.













