THE BOASTING TONGUE

Day 7

The Boasting Tongue

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. 

Are you so proud of your accomplishments or your possessions that you cannot help but boast about them? Boasting implies that your good for- tune is a result of your own efforts. Have you for- gotten that everything you have came from Yah? King Nebuchadnezzar did. One day, as he was strolling on the roof of his palace, he had a conver- sation with himself that would change the rest of his life.

As he looked out across the city, he said, “Just look at this great city of Babylon! I, by my own mighty power, have built this beautiful city as my royal residence and as an expres- sion of my royal splendor” 

                                 

The Scriptures tells us that Yah interrupted Nebu- chadnezzar’s proud moment and declared to him that he would lose his kingdom immediately! He was driven from the palace and forced to live as a common derelict. His hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. He even became mentally ill. It was not until he acknowledged Yah as the ruler over everything that Yah gave him back his sanity and restored his kingdom. Hear his testimony:

At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal domin- ion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?” 

We must learn to consciously take the backseat when pride screams for the front row. Study the fate of proud men in the Bible. Meditate on Scriptures

                                      

that deal with humility and pride. I have framed the passage below and keep it in my view in my office.

Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? 

Whatever skills or talents Yah has given to you, they are for His glory. Learn to take praise in stride. If your popularity increases, don’t be intoxicated by the accolades. Remember that praise is like perfume. If you consume it, it will kill you! ALL PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH YAH!!!