Psalm 20:7: Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
Here the church sets forth the creature-confidences of carnal men in contrast with her reliance upon the Prince Immanuel and the invisible Jehovah. Chariots and horses make an imposing show, and with their rattling, and dust, and fine caparisons, make so great a figure that vain man is much taken with them; yet the discerning eye of faith sees more in an invisible God than in all these. The name of the Lord our God. This is Jehovah, and this should never be forgotten; the self-existent, independent, immutable, ever-present, all-filling I AM. Let us adore that matchless name, and never dishonor it by distrust or creature-confidence. You must know it before you can remember it. May the blessed Spirit reveal it graciously to your soul! 1
Living the Transformed Life
The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the Lord. Proverbs 21:31
- Is your strength in your academic success, or in the name of the Lord?
- Is you strength in your prestigious career position, or in the name of the Lord?
- Is your strength in your Christian service, your personal Bible study, your daily prayer, and your personal witnessing, or in the name of the Lord?
Strength is found, not in what I do for Him, but in what He has done for me.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for the blessed privilege of being able to call You my “Abba-Father.” Dear Jesus, please teach me to stop trusting myself, and to start trusting You.
1. Spurgeon, C. H. (1993). Psalms (p. 73). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
