MARCH 29
Cease ye
from man.
Cease
ye from man, whose breath is
in his nostrils:
for wherein is he to be accounted of? Isaiah
2:22
Never trust him, for his heart is deceitful; never expect from him, for
he is an empty cistern; never follow him, for he is a false guide.
Cursed be the man who trusts in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose
heart departeth from the Lord.
Trust ye not in a friend.
One object of trust is enough; He
has all you want, and has offered to give whenever you ask.
He never did deceive, He never can.
It is impossible for God to lie. Looking to man, dishonours His fulness;
trusting in man, is pouring contempt on His word; expecting from man, is
overlooking His agency.
If you neglect this loving direction, expect to suffer; if you walk by
it, your peace will be like a river, and your soul like a well-watered garden.
He knows what he is in man, you do not. He cautions you, because He loves you.
He would save you from disappointment, sorrow, and woe.
Come then to the conclusion of the prophet, “Therefore will I look unto the
Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.”
Never expect from man, but always from God.
Happy they who trust
in Jesus!
Sweet their portion
is, and sure;
When destruction
others seizes,
God will keep His own
secure;
Happy people!
Happy, though
despised and poor.
James Smith
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