Day 96 We Trust In The Name Of The Lord
Psalm 20:6-7 (New International Version, ©2011)
Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
I really like what it says here. “Now this I know….” The Psalms are written by David. David was a person who had been through many trials and had many days when he feared for his very life. But look what it says here: “Now this I know…” David knew that God was going to come through for him.
How did He know that----because as a little boy, he spent many days out on the hillside watching over his sheep. He was a shepherd. He knew how to watch over sheep.
We are the “sheep” of God’s pasture and He watches over us. David probably had a real understanding of what a shepherd does because he was taught to do it himself.
The sheep didn’t worry about a thing! They knew their shepherd would make sure they got to the grassy place so they could eat, found caves where they could rest and if one got too close to the edge and fell over the cliff, the shepherd would take his crook and rescue him.
When a lion or a bear would come and try to attack a sheep, the shepherd would go out and use the crook to fight them off so the sheep would remain unharmed.
Isn’t that just what a good father would do? If that is the job of our earthly fathers in their limited ability, think how much more we are provided for, nurtured and protected by our Heavenly Father!!
David learned to trust his God each and every day of his life. We too can trust Him in our daily lives. Then we can say, “Now this I know….some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
GPS (Directions)
· Read these scriptures and let God
speak to your heart.
Psalms 23:1-2
Isaiah 40:11
I Peter 2:25
Prayer Focus:
Thank God for watching out for you like a shepherd watches out for the sheep.
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