I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” - I Corinthians 1:28-31
The song above along with the passage from I Corinthians are two of my favorites for one very specific reason: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord”. All sin begins with pride and God in his infinite wisdom before the foundations of the world (Revelation 13:8) designed a way for sinful man to be reconciled to him through the death of his Son, Jesus Christ. No wisdom, no insight, no plan could obstruct or add to this wonderful design of the maker of the heavens and the earth. What an amazing revelation in the passages from I Corinthians that it is because of Him that we are in Christ Jesus because we had no wisdom in ourselves to recognize our need for a Savior. The cross was designed with what I believe to be three central focal points. The first is that we are reconciled to God and through Christ’s death God’s holy wrath against us has been satisfied. Secondly, I believe it was designed in such a way that only Christ would get the glory. Third, because all sin is rooted in pride the cross was meant to completely crush the pride of all men. If any man has been forgiven of his sins he owes it to nothing of any kind of goodness in himself but only to the infinite wisdom, mercy and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let him who boasts boast in the Lord!
