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Psalm chapter 49 verse 20

man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

What a good verse.

And it's not the only time this chapter speaks like this.

Earlier in verse 12, the Psalmist writes,

Man in his pomp will not remain.

He's like the beast that perished.

Then talks about those who have foolish confidence

in themselves, where they're boasting in themselves and other people are encouraging

them to boast in themselves, are encouraging them to put confidence in themselves.

And when I read this, I think,

is this not the mantra of this world?

Believe in yourself.

Trust in yourself. Be confident in yourself, be confident in yourself, which is where the message of the gospel and

Jesus invitation is totally countercultural.

In a world that says believe in, trust in, have confidence in yourself,

Jesus says die to yourself.

And that's what verse 20 is saying, man in his pomp, in his boasting, yet without understanding

is like the beasts that perish. God is telling us in his word today not to boast in ourselves.

God is calling us to have understanding in our lives, to see our lives in proper perspective, to see ourselves in proper perspective

that we don't trust in ourselves. We don't put our confidence or our hope in ourselves. We don't

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