MODEST TALK
1 Corinthians 4:6-13
Devotional:- "For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that
you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if
you had not received it?" (V.7)
When love is talking, he does it
modestly and not with boast. To boast is to talk arrogantly. It is to blow ones
trumpet. It is to proudly talk about ones achievements. A boaster
always wants to prove that he is somebody which he needs
not to boast about. There is nothing wrong in talking about your
achievements but it has to be done in a matured manner
with modesty and not in pride. To boast is not maturity and in
most cases it is because of sense of security.
Wherever you find people that
boast, there can be no sincerity of love. There will rather be
unhealthy rivalry. To always talk with a heart of love, you must
humble yourself to know that whatever you have is not really yours
because God gave them to you and you will give account of them (2 Corinthians
4:7). You must realize that all you have is a privilege and not a right. Please
know that if anyone is bragging, it is a sign of sense of insecurity and
immaturity. You need to know that boasting is lording self over other (Mark
10:42-43).
Friend, if you keep talking like
the owner of the world, people will resent and resist you because you are not
saying the truth. As a teacher or a leader at home or in the public
setting, people will not learn from you but resisting you when you talk
boastfully. If you are modest in talking, you will have many follower (Proverbs
18:24). Peace.
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, help me to
grow above boasting
“A boaster will loose friends,
even in his house”
