“Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the LORD is a God who knows,
and by him deeds are weighed.
“The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength. - 1 Sam. 2:3-4 NIV
What is it that gives all of us the propensity to brag? Even those of us who consider ourselves imitators of Christ have a tendency to do so, although it's often to brag about our humility. When we do so, we are only trying to please man, not God. God sees it all. He is a God who knows and by him deeds are weighed. Any and all pretense of strength is transparent to God as well. He knows all of our limitations, and we should know by now that it is when we are weak, and only when we are weak, that we are strong.
We worry so about how others view our deeds, but in the end, it is only God that matters. If you believe there is a God at all, then you must believe that in the end he is all that matters; that he is a God who knows and by him deeds are weighed.
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