God forbid that I should boast

God forbid that I should boast

"God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ—by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world!" Galatians 6:14

If I should boast in anything else—I would boast in my shame! What am I? And what ground of hope have I apart from Christ crucified? Without Him I am a guilty, condemned, perishing creature!

From the cross of Jesus, from His sufferings and death on the accursed tree, spring . . .
  life for the dead,
  pardon for the guilty,
  purity for the defiled,
  comfort for the miserable,
  and salvation for the lost!

From the cross of Christ, all good arises to sinful men—and abundant glory to the God of salvation.

In the cross of Christ all the attributes of Jehovah are displayed and harmonized; there "mercy and truth meet together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other!" There He shows how He can be both just—and the justifier of the ungodly—"a just God and a Savior."

May I live near to the cross , that I may there learn . . .
  more of the exceeding sinfulness of sin,
  more of the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge,
  and be crucified to the world, and the world unto me.

"Sweet the moments, rich in blessing,
  Which before the cross I spend;
  Life, and health, and peace possessing,
  From the sinner's dying Friend!

"May I still enjoy this feeling,
  In all need, to Jesus go,
  Prove His wounds each day more healing,
  And Himself more fully know!"

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