Saturday, January 10, 2004

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
(Psalm 46.11 NRSV)
If we put our trust in ourselves--our accomplishments, our possessions, our investments--there will come a time, regardless of how much we have accumulated, when it will fail us. But if we put our faith in God, if we confess that our strength and our ability are inadequate but that God's strength and God's ability will never fail, then we will discover why the humble and the meek of this world are blessed.

Christian humility is not cowardice. It is not a summons to be a doormat. Rather it is an invitation to work behind the scenes in an enterprise greater than any of us could ever accomplish on our own; it is an invitation to appreciate the simple blessings in life; and it is an invitation to trust God whose strength will never fail.

Dear God, there may be times that life will fail me, but I always have hope in you. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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