i was thinking-i know amazing right?

so, i'm reading the slammin Word
and i just kinda found this
and it made me think
it's Jeremiah 9:23-26
and thus says...in the NKJV-haha:

Thus says the lord:

"Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let no the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For these things I delight." says the LORD.

"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised-Egypt, Judah, Edom, and the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart."

this starts out letting you know that God wants you to glory in him-not the world you live in and not the things you have or the job you have or the power you have-but the world he made, the love He gives and the mercy He shows. it's one of those points that makes you realize that he really is everything. like Matthew 6:19-21 says-in my summed up version-is not to put your glory in this world where "moth and rust destroy" but put it in heaven-where nothing can get to it. and what's really awesome about this is verse 21 says: "for where your treasure is there your heart will be also." that just speaks to me-and i don't know if i've said it on here before-but i know i've said it before- is that this life is a test-not only the little things God gives you, but also just the life in general. are you going to praise Him with all that you have, or are you going to let what you have shine more in your life than you are Him? remember, He is the one who put us here and gave us the ability to have what we have, the least we can do is put him first.

then, the second part of this verse, about the judging of the circumcised with the uncircumcised, means a lot to me too. it is showing not only that we are all going to be judged the same way, that God doesn't favor anyone-everyone is going to have the same "checklist" when they are being judged, the people who were circumcised will not have a say before the uncircumcised-and i see it as black will not have say before white, white will not have a say before indian, iranian will not have a say before an asian-just showing that no matter what the difference is in where you are from He will judge us all the same. like it says, about being "uncircumcised in your heart," it's saying are you glorying him in your heart? just because you glory him on the outside doesn't mean you are really glorying him on the inside.

this goes with what tweezy said during worship tonight. is it hype or just emotion during worship at church? it's what's in your heart. if what you do on the outside doesn't match how you are in the inside it's not going to get you brownie points. i don't know, i might just be rambling, but it's just kinda food for thought...

>4 with <3
~Misty