Boast in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ

'Even the circumcised do not themselves obey the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh. May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.' Gal. 6:13-14

As we have been looking at Galatians over the past few weeks and the idea that our justification is by faith alone, I have been especially aware of what I think in relation to my behaviour. I find that when I do what God wants, a thought pops into my mind saying, "You're pretty good for doing that." There is always that temptation to take pride in the good things we do. But as we have been hearing, our good behaviour can't bring about the justification we need. No matter what behaviour we may exhibit, our boast should always be in the cross of Christ because it is his death that has set us free from our bondage to sin so that we can have the joy of seeing his life, his goodness and love, come out in our lives. Praise God for what he done for us. Glen