Tuesday, July 1, 2014 "For Those That Like to Boast"

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

Those individuals that boast and brag about their own accomplishments are missing the bigger picture...their works,their achievements, their giving, their donating will not save them. Too often we hear when evangelizing that the key to entering the gates of heaven is just being a good person. What defines a good person? What qualifies one person from another? The truth is the Bible tells us specifically that works is not the entry to heaven, God's gift of grace is. And that grace is earned when we confess His Son as Lord and Savior of our lives. When we ask the Lord into our heart and vow to commit our ways to His, we are saved by His grace and by His mercy for our souls. No where in the Word of God does it say if we do this and we do that, we will be saved. We are called to love one another, help one another without any reward. We are not doing anything special when we give to a charity or when we help an old woman cross the street. Those are acts that the Lord expects from us for we are to demonstrate His love to others. So for those that like to offer themselves accolades of greatness, you might want to read the Word of the Lord and see what He has to say about "good works". We are to be humbled by His love, not proud.