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March 21st -- Psalm 146
PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN PRINCES
HAPPY indeed are those who can rise serenely above the disappointments of life which assail all at some time. Among these fortunates should be found the brethren and sisters of the Lord Jesus. They hold certain convictions which are all bound up with their complete trust in God and His word.If they suffer disappointment through the conduct of their fellows they remember that the Word says: "Put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man, for there is no help in them". This is not an injunction to distrust one's neighbour, but a warning against the fallibility and fickleness of human nature. We so tend to put those whom we love or respect on pedestals that their descent to ordinary levels is the more disconcerting. The true child of God shows a generosity of heart that forgives and forgets. It goes further. It continues to love the offender: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do".
CATHERINE MORGAN, Think on These Things,
pages 11-12