Most of us know what it’s like to be overwhelmed in heart. Disappointments and heartbreak can cause this when wave after wave crashes over us, and we feel like a broken shell tossed by the surf. But thank God, at such times, we are not without an all-sufficient comfort. Our God is the safe harbor for

weather-beaten sails, the shelter for weary travelers. He is higher than we are, His mercy higher than our sins, His love higher than our thoughts. He is a rock because He never changes, and a high rock because the storms that overwhelm us are far beneath His feet. O Lord, our God, by Your Holy Spirit, teach us the way of faith and lead us into Your rest.

If you were on your way home today and saw a group of boys throwing stones and breaking windows, you might not interfere. But if you saw your own child among them, you would surely pull him out and make him regret his actions. If God sees sinners continuing

in their evil ways, He may not punish them right away, for He will deal with them in another time. But if He sees one of His chosen ones sinning, He will quickly make them regret the day.