If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic zeal, faultless (Philippians 3:4-6).

What’s your resume look like?

Your spiritual resume, I mean.  Were you born to the right parents? Did you study at the right schools?  Go on the right mission/vacation trips?  Lift your hands at the right concerts?  Do you attend the right church, where you serve in the right departments and dress the right way and talk to the right people about the right subjects? Do you give the right amount of money to the right places and vote for the right people and march in the right causes?

Do you write a blog that features daily devotions?

Ouch

Look, I’m not saying those things aren’t good, even godly, even glorifying to the Lord.  I am saying that we’d better not count on them.  The moment we start looking at our deeds as anything other than the natural overflow of Christ in our lives, the moment we actually start to think that we did something all by ourselves that was awesome and impressive and godly…

You know the line about filthy rags, right?

So check your resume this morning, Beloved.  Because, in reality, there’s only one item that should be on it.

And you know what that is.

Happy Tuesday, Beloved.