"He who trusts in his own heart is a fool . . . "
Trust of self is a great snare. Believers are to trust in God, through the Lord Jesus Christ--and not in anyone or anything else, ultimately. People naturally think they know what is best for themselves. This is not true. Without the divine revelation of the gospel being preached to them, people *cannot* know what is best for them. Every person needs to be told and taught what to believe; and in Whom (Christ) they must believe.
Today, when we are tempted to trust in ourselves--or in some other sinner--let us consider the past (sad) results of doing so. Instead, let us trust in Jesus, as we are (after all) His holy and beloved church.
[Puritan quote of the day: "A holy despair in ourselves is the ground of true hope." --Richard Sibbes, in, "The Bruised Reed"]
