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To boast: to talk like we are better than someone else. We all know people who like to boast or brag about themselves and sometimes bend the truth a bit in the process. Honestly, we are often guilty of doing the same.
In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul goes in depth about boasting. In Paul’s time, “super-apostles,” as Paul calls them, could speak beautifully and lead other people to believe that everything they were saying was true. Some were bragging that they knew all the facts and were better than Paul. Paul goes on to explain that he is not a trained speaker, but he has suffered so much for the purpose of telling other people about Jesus. In 2 Corinthians 11:30 he says, “If I have to brag, I will brag about the things that show how weak I am”. The moments when Paul was tired, hungry, and in prison were the moments when God completely took over to help Paul continue telling others about Him.
Paul discusses boasting to show the differences between the teachings of the “super-apostles” and God’s true Word. He wants to warn Christians that several of these people were not being truthful. If these gifted speakers are telling them things that do not go along with the facts they already know about Jesus, they are false apostles: workers who tell lies. These warnings apply today. I encourage you to read your Bible and check that what you are being told is the truth according to God’s Word.
Pick up your Bible and read 2 Timothy 3:16-17 to read more about the purpose of God’s Word. When you read these devotions, I challenge you to open your Bible and read the scriptures directly from the Word.
Prayer: Lord, help me to gain wisdom from Your Word. Your Word is always the truth. Help me to be disciplined to pick up the Bible every day and read something about You. Amen.