VAIN IS THE HELP OF MAN. Our help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth. He is opposed to a dying world, to our dying frames, and to our dying friends; these must not be trusted, or we shall be disappointed. Our God alone is to be trusted, for He alone is worthy of a Christian's trust; He only is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. He is immutable. He has never disappointed a sinner's hope, if founded on His word; nor did He ever refuse a believer's petition for deliverance or relief. If we trust in the living God, He will preserve us from perpetual disappointment, from bitter reflections on self and others, from many dangers, and from the threatened curse. If we trust in the living God we are blessed and we shall be fruitful; we shall be delivered from faithless fears; we shall enjoy perfect peace; we shall be provided for; we shall find a refuge in every storm; we shall have an answer for all who reproach us, and remain firm and steadfast in our faith, and at peace with God. Let us search ourselves, "Are we trusting in the living God?" Let us seek grace, daily to live in simple, childlike dependence upon Him. Blessed is the man whose trust is in the Lord.

For Meditation:
In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust:
Mighty and merciful and just,
Who hides my life above;
Thou canst, Thou wilt my Helper be;
My confidence is all in Thee,
My faithful God of love.