No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
Psalm 33:16-18 NIV
Apparently after John D Rockefeller (prob the world's richest man at the time) died, his accountant was asked;
"How much did he leave?"
The reply?
"All of it"
This part of the Psalm is about where we put our trust.
David had an army, was a warrior, had horses. He's not saying any of those are bad things.
But they aren't the answer to what our world, our hearts, really need.
My bank account, property, job, business, education, appearance, health, abilities, relationships, family... whatever those good things are, they cannot save.
May our prayer today be:
"My hope today Lord,
is in your unfailing love"
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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