1 Corinthians 13:4c love does not boast

“I went 14 for 14 last night and scored 31 points.”

“I had 21 rushes for 280 yards and scored 7 touchdowns in Saturday’s game.”

Boasting? Yes, but I seriously do not think that God cares one way or another about your accomplishments in the world. Here in 1 Corinthians 13 we are looking at how love acts and that in connection with spiritual issues and not worldly.

Drawing once again on my experiences of the past, a man came into a church I once attended and announced that he was a teacher with the expectation of being placed into the teaching rotation of that church. The leadership of the church withstood him and denied him access. He soon left and sought position elsewhere.

Why was he denied? Self-promotion indicates an agenda of servitude and not service.

Matthew 19:30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

God promotes service. If you come into a church with a servant’s heart, you will be received and used of God. Then over time as your gifts and talents are seen in service, promotion will come to fill the greater needs of the congregation.

Acts 5:6 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

It is the responsibility of leadership to ensure this does not happen to the flock in their keeping. If you have gift and talents, use them and others will recognize them without you having to say a word.