But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things,” says Yahweh.But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.
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… shapes your thinking is going to come out in shaping your living. So, that's one important verse, Romans 12 verse 1 and indeed verse 2. Second important verse, I think, is Jeremiah 9 verses 23 to 24, a passage that I think the apostle Paul loved because he cites it. Remember, at the words of Jeremiah, he says, let not the wise man boast in his wisdom or the strong man in his strength or the rich man in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he knows me, that I am the Lord. I wonder if it's true that in our modern age, many of us as Christians, if we were put in a room for 10 minutes and just asked to think about God for 10 minutes. I wonder if we would find it easy to sustain those 10 minutes. We would be able to sustain those 10 minutes thinking about many things, boasting in many things. But what Jeremiah is saying is, what we need most of all is to know God well enough to be able to boast in our knowledge of God, to boast in Him. …
… wise man boast in his wisdom. Let not the mighty man boast in his might. Let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts, boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord. Let me translate. It does not matter how smart you are. It does not matter how powerful you are. It does not matter how much money you have. The only thing that matters right now in your seat and forever, the only thing that matters is if you know God. Right where you're sitting right now, I ask you, do you understand and know? I personally know God. This is the one thing that matters most in your life. And God tells his people in Jeremiah 29, 13, this can be a reality for them. They can know God. They can find God. The language is like discovering hidden treasure, the most valuable treasure in all the world, God himself. …
… that he knows me, that he knows me personally, not just knows about me, knows me. And what's that mean? God is saying there in Jeremiah 9.24, if you win five Olympic gold medals, the mighty man or woman, if you are, if you, you know, your Wall Street partner, you're making 30 million a year, year after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, the rich man or woman. If you're the great public intellectual of the country and you're, you know, professor at large at all the Ivy League universities and the president's asking you to come in and reads your books and asks your advice. Think of the approval. Think of the honor. Think of the satisfaction. And God says, oh, rich, oh, mighty, oh, wise. That's nothing compared to what it's like to know me. Now, let me ask you a quick question. Have you settled for this kind of religion, the kind of religion that the children of Israel rejected? Have you settled for a God that you only need when you're in trouble? That's when you go get him. He's not in the middle of your life. …