Proverbs 27:2 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.” (Proverbs 27:2 KJV)

We are commanded to NOT boast or to glorify ourselves. If there is any praise due, let it come from someone else—from a stranger… anyone, but self! Bragging makes mediocrity out of an otherwise exemplary performance. It is obnoxious and sick to the ears of those who hear it. As children of God by grace through faith in Christ Jesus, we are called to humility of being and of manner. On this side of the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross, The Scriptures remind: "So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor." (1 Peter 5:6 NLT). 

The more so before the presence of the Almighty God, scriptures say: “As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil (James 4:16 NIV).” Which reminds us of a man, who boasted in his prayer to God, in one of our Lord's teachings. “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”” (Luke 18:9-14 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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