Trusting in...

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

They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright."  

Psalm 20:7-8

Sometimes it's easier to trust in anything and anyone else except the Lord.  It's because we can 'see' the help we are seeking.  However, we cannot trust what we see.

In David's time, the strength of chariots and horses were relied on in battle.  The men going to war found strength in such 'solid and strong' things.  But David reminds us that nothing is as strong as the Name of the Lord.

To update this to our present time, we can trust in our cars, trains, planes, technology, doctors and the list could go on and on, but we are reminded in Scripture that 'vain is the help of man.' (Psalm 60:11b)

Enemies can only be brought down in the Name of the Lord.

Enemies aren't only people.

They can be strongholds that keep us bound.  

Enemies can be our thoughts, situations and circumstances.

But when we call on the Name of the Lord and rely on HIS strength, and HIS power, all our enemies will be brought down, and we will be able to stand in any adversity.  And not only stand but remain upright.  Our posture is marked by strong moral rectitude when we trust in the Lord.  We have a confidence that only comes through trusting in the Name of the Lord.

Trust doesn't always come easy, but I have learned that the more I trust, the more the Lord reveals to me that He is in control and that He CAN be trusted.

Our Pastor often reminds us that "if we can trust the Lord to save us from our sins, then we can most certainly trust Him for everything else!"  (Pastor Josh Fryman)  

When I first got saved, I trusted God in the 'small things.'  Then as my faith grew in Him, I began trusting Him in the 'big things.'

He has never let me down...

    But the key is to trust...

        In the Name of the Lord...

            But that's just me!