Our Boast Is in the Name of the Lord Our God

Readings:
Psalm 20
Galatians 4:21-31

Focus:
Psalm 20:7: "Some boast of chariots and some of horses, but our boast is the name of the Lord our God."

There are many things that people might be proud of. They might be proud of their accomplishments. They might be proud of their wealth. They might be proud of their physical attractiveness. They might be proud, as a nation, of their military strength--of their chariots and horses.

But our true pride should come from the fact that we are able to know God. It is only the name of the Lord our God that is worthy of any pride at all. The rest is ephemeral and could be gone at any moment. Only God is both eternal and rock-solid.

When our boast is in the name of the Lord our God, it will never fail us.