31 Days in the Psalms | Day 10 | October 10, 2023

 In David’s day, how did nations win battles? Through superior military strength. Horses. Chariots. Yet David saw beyond surface realities to the deeper meaning of all that happens—the sovereign governance of God, caring for his people, protecting them, and giving them what they most need. For this reason, David writes, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God” (v. 7). It is one thing to use chariots and horses in battle. It is another thing to trust in them. 

What about your own life? Consider your finances, for example. It is one thing to use money. It is another thing to trust in money. God calls us to use money shrewdly, yet not to entrust ourselves to it as our final security. God alone is able to bear the weight of our deepest trust. And God alone will never let us down when we place the full weight of our trust on him. In Christ, he proved it.


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