A Boast in the Lord is Humility

When we talk of righteousness, holiness and the "holy presence of God", so many of us are accustomed a religious lowly humiliating attitude and we often think it is a way of honoring God. In ignorance, we are doing exactly the opposite: we are not honoring God but despising Christ riches.

We think it's by confessing a sinner daily that we are humble. No! You honour God only when you confess His words (Josh 1:8). His word says you have exchanged your sins for Christ's righteousness. Don't henceforth confess that sin anymore then if you agree God's word is true. It's not the man that is humble in his thinking that God sees as humble. Humility can only be defined by God's word! And God's word says it's the man who trembles at GOD'S WORD that is humble.

…but to this [man] will I look, [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. (Isa 66:2)

He gives grace and has respect to the humble: the humble priotizes His word.

So if the word says you are worthy, the truly humble walks and speaks worthily with trembling. If the word says "come boldly to the throne of grace", he won't say "I must first examine myself because I can't be too sure"

Christ's work not only grants us a free access to the Father: it brought boldness with it.

In whom we have BOLDNESS and ACCESS with CONFIDENCE by the faith of him. (Ephesians 3:12 KJV)

If you cannot enter unto God and look Him straight in His eyes, you are making it look like Christ did not do a perfect job on your sins. The best way to reverence Christ is to stand fast in the liberty He has got for you. Being afraid of God amounts to taking lightly the gift of Christ. Don't forget: His thoughts of are not your thoughts and his ways are not your ways. When you think He will kill you for what you've done, He is thinking "if this man will just come to me, I will protect Him and even make him not see death anymore".

A boast in the Lord is NEVER counted as sin, but as righteousness before God. "And he {Abraham} believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (Genesis 15:6) If you also will approach God with boldness and confidence without guilt consciousness, it will not be counted as pride, but righteousness for you.