They Will Fall and We Will Stand

Psalms 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

In these troubling days, who or what are we trusting in? In a day, and age, when we are being bombarded with all kinds of information, much of which cannot be trusted, what are we relying on to survive from day to day? I have seen too many of God's people running scared, buying into the propaganda, as if God suddenly lost control of the universe. Too many of us are relying on what we have, who we know, and what our own abilities are to plot, plan, and succeed. All that we have can be gone in the blink of an eye. All that we can do can come to an abrupt halt, if we become ill or incapacitated in some form or another; and the people we rely on, at best, are imperfect, unreliable sinners, just like us. It is no wonder that so many of us are acting no different than the unsaved, panicked, worried, and giving the world a false impression of who our God is, and what He is capable of. Those who rely on the world, its ways, and the things of the world, will come to ruin. We, who are called by His Name, ought to be the most secure people on this earth. For even if we lose all our earthly possessions, and still have Him, we still have everything we need. We need to take a break from the propaganda. We need to stop focusing on, and relying upon, the earthly things that are temporary, and focus on Jesus and the eternal. When the world tries to instill fear in us, we need to stand and remember that God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. King David reminds us, in this Psalm, that those who put their trust in the earthly things, and earthly power, will collapse and fall, but we who put our trust in the Lord will rise up and stand firm (v. 8).

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).