‘The arrogant one
will stumble and fall’ (Jeremiah 50:32). Lord, Your Word warns us -
‘Pride goes before... a fall’, ‘Arrogance will bring your downfall’
(Proverbs 16:18; 29:23). Help us not to trust in ourselves. Help us to
put our trust in You, Lord - Our ‘Redeemer is strong. The Lord Almighty
is His Name’ (Jeremiah 50:34). Help us not to boast of ourselves.
Salvation is ‘not our own doing.’Teach us to ‘boast’ of You,
Lord.’Salvation is ‘the gift of God’ (1 Corinthians 1:31; Ephesians
2:8-9). When we are tempted to take pride in ourselves - ‘Lord, I thank
You that I am not like other men...’ (Luke 18:11-12), teach us to come
to the Cross of Christ, praying the sinner’s prayer - ‘Lord, have mercy
on me, a sinner’ (Luke 18:13) - and boasting only of You, our Lord and
Saviour - ‘God forbid that I should glory except in the Cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ’ (Galatians 6:14).
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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