FROM THE KEYBOARD

Peace cannot be the rhythm of your heart when worry is the pace of your mind. Therefore, "cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you..." (Psalm 55:22).

We often try to pray away the very trial God sent our way. However, God will allow the fire of a trial to burn off the impurities of the heart. "Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart" (Psalm 26:2).

God is faithful to us when we are truthful to Him. You see, if we confess from our heart what we've done against Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).

He who thinks he has rid himself of all pride is never humble enough. Pride is cancerous and can only be cut out by the cross. Humility must be renewed daily. "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18).

When the chest swells, the brain shrinks. Egotism is the epitome of folly. And a prideful man lives for human applause, not heavens approval. "Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him" (Proverbs 26:12).

Grace is the bridge God built to reach sinners (when God became Man). Mercy is the bridge He built for us to reach Him (when that Man became a Lamb). "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29).