In August 2012, after years of allegations and investigations concerning doping charges, champion cyclist Lance Armstrong announced he would no longer fight the accusations of drug use. The US Anti-Doping Agency announced Armstrong would be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life from competitive cycling.
Although Armstrong maintained his innocence, he lost all he had achieved in the world of competitive cycling: seven champion titles and essentially all the hard work that had gone into winning them.
This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me” (Jeremiah 9:23–24).
All the money, fame, gadgets, toys, and status that we work so hard for can be gone in an instant. The one thing that remains is our faith in God.
Challenge for Today: Consider what your life “boasts” in. Determine to boast in the Lord.
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