KNOWING GOD

Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise and skilful person glory and boast in his wisdom and skill; let not the mighty and powerful person glory and boast in his strength and power; let not the person who is rich [in physical gratification and earthly wealth] glory and boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] riches; But let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me [personally and practically, directly discerning and recog-nizing My character], that I am the Lord, Who practises loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord. Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will punish all who though circumcised [outward-ly, in the flesh] are still uncircumcised [in corresponding inward purity]. Jeremiah 9:23-25 (The Ampli-fied Bible)