June 22

We often feel the sting of our humanity, for its resultant disappointment and failure attend our path. Though we strive to do our best and achieve our loftiest goals, our inability to see the end from the beginning often diminishes the return we anticipated would result from our investment of our time and energy into our striving for success.

When we are disappointed with ourselves for our failings, whether they be in the business and professional realm or in the financial realm or in the realm of our personal relationships and dealings with others, we can be heartened by the fact that the Lord has assured His people that they will be released from the product of their own foibles.

In Psalm 25:3 believers are given an amazing promise which assures, ”You let none who trust in You know disappointment. You allow only those who deal treacherously or forsake Your way to be put to shame.” This is not a blank check from the Lord that promises to pay the debt of all our wrong moves in life. There may be consequences to our wrong choices or our bad investments.

It is, however a blank check from the Lord that covers all the sin and shame and disappointment of our lives. Though we may stumble into error through the foolishness of our hearts after our salvation, the price for our fall into worldly pursuits will not cost our eternal hope or our joy. The salvation Christ gave us pays for it all and releases us from the debt of our sin.