“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God” (Psalm 20:7, NIV).
The approach to life described in this verse may seem counterintuitive. When our faith is undeveloped, it’s much easier to put our trust in things we can perceive with our five physical senses, than in something invisible.
Horses? Chariots? For those living in centuries before bombs or gun powder, these were awe-inspiring images. They stirred up feelings associated with strength and might.
We could come up with a modern paraphrase somewhere along the lines of, “Some may trust in high technology security systems; some may trust in body guards, but we will entrust our souls to the One who loves us best.”
Really, you could fill in the blanks there with anything that it’s easier for us humans to trust in, that we can see with our eyes and pay for with our wallets. Modern medicine, advice from the experts, or our own political party, to name a few.
Or maybe, we would fill in those blanks with… our own strength and wisdom? Our own ability to figure things out, to fix our problems, to pull ourselves up by our boot straps and Continue reading Horses and Chariots Are Not Cutting It
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