I know that you have all heard or seen the guy in the end zone doing his little dance or the racer at the finish line patting himself or herself on the back. God wants us to take pride in things that are much more important.

If we think that we are wise or mighty or rich, then the only thing that we should actually be proud about is the fact that we know God. Now, I have known the Lord as my Savior for almost 47 years, but I don’t know all that I want to know, not by a long shot. Nor do I even pretend to understand Him. You know the Scripture verse that says His ways are not our ways, right? Many times I have seen the things happening on earth and I’m glad that I am not God because in my disgust, I would probably just have wiped man off the earth. But God knows all and understands all, and I only know a part and understand a part. I understand some really important and valuable life lessons, one of which is that the Lord offers us loving kindness (when we probably deserve judgment), he exercises justice (think of all the ways God is just) and He exercises righteousness. How does He do the latter? Well, He sent His Son to die for us and then we show the righteousness of God to a lost world. Righteousness equals right standing with God. I am not in right standing with God without the shed blood of Jesus Christ which God so freely provided for each of us. The final part of this verse says that God delights in exercising His loving kindness, justice and righteousness in the earth. I think that this part of the verse also refers back to the first part in that God also delights in having us understand and know Him. Every day that we spend on earth should be a day in which we know Him a little more, understand Him a little more and can share what we have learned with others. After all, that is our purpose here…to be His hands, feet, eyes and ears to the people who need to know and understand Him. I must admit that I would like to be wise, mighty and rich (especially rich), but God says that if I understand and know Him, I already am. How about you? Are you dancing in the end zone of life because you know the Lord? Let’s all dance together here on earth and make others wonder what we are so happy about! Blessings to each of you for a day filled with God’s glory!