Praise
October 20, 2022
“Praise”
Blessings folk!
We have seen in this Proverb that we are not to boast about tomorrow…
Pro 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
ESV
We do not know what tomorrow brings.
We do not know what the next breath brings.
We do not know if there will be a next breath…
The Proverbist continues…
Pro 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
ESV
What do we do with the breath the Lord gives us?
Do we praise ourselves?
Do we build ourselves up?
Usually we do.
Personally.
Corporately.
Even as the Body of Christ…e.g. “my church”, “our church”.
Let us not praise ourselves.
Let others praise us.
Let a stranger praise.
Let not self-serving praise arise from our mouth and lips.
Such is distasteful, pride-filled.
Such feeds hubris, arrogance, etc.
Praise one another!
Praise not yourself.