"Cleave unto the LORD your God" (Joshua 23:8). "LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself… even as a weaned child" (Psalm 131:1,2). "As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise Reprover upon an obedient ear" (Proverbs 25:12). "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted" (Lu 14:11).
How good it is
to cleave to God
And humbly trust
His wise direction!
When He reproves
us with His rod,
He lovingly
imparts correction.
The Lord can see
the consequence
Of haughty hearts
and lofty eyes.
We need reproof,
not compliments,
When our
behavior is not wise.
The Lord's
reproof is beautiful
Upon the ear
that will obey,
Imparting
healing to the soul,
Correcting those
who go astray.
O Lord, how
prone we are to stumble
With haughty hearts
until we're halted
By Your reproof
that makes us humble,
That You may
rightly be exalted.
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