Whom Do You Trust?

Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed;
he answers him from his holy heaven
with the saving power of his right hand.

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.

Psalm 20:6-8

As long as there have been armies and weapons, nations have boasted of their power, but such power does not last.  Throughout history, empires and kingdoms have risen to great power only to vanish in the dust.  David, however, knew that the true might of his nation was not in weaponry but in worship, not in firepower but in God’s power.  Because God alone can preserve a nation or an individual, be sure your confidence is in God, who gives eternal victory.  Whom do you trust?

Equal Opportunity

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.  -Psalm 1:1

God doesn’t judge people on the basis of race, sex, or national origin He judges them on the basis of their faith in Him and their response to His revealed will. Those who diligently try to obey God;s will are blessed. They are like healthy, fruitbearing trees planted along a riverbank with strong roots Jeremiah 17:7-8, and God promises to watch over them. God’s wisdom guides their lives. In contrast, those who don’t trust and obey God have meaningless lives that blow away like dust.

Only two paths of life lay before us–God’s way of obedience or the way of rebellion and destruction. Be sure to choose God’s path because the path you choose determines how you will spend eternity.

Shout to Trey Morgan who has a great Psalms 1:1 post here.