Psalm 33:12 – What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,
whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
13 The Lord looks down from heaven
and sees the whole human race.
14 From his throne he observes
all who live on the earth.
15 He made their hearts,
so he understands everything they do.
16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
for all its strength, it cannot save you.
18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 He rescues them from death
and keeps them alive in times of famine.
20 We put our hope in the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
for our hope is in you alone.
Recently, an out of work money manager in California who had lost his fortune murdered his family, and then he killed himself. In Massachusetts, a housewife hid her mounting financial crisis, and then wrote a note to the mortgage company warning them: “By the time you foreclose on my house, I’ll be dead.” A 90 year old Ohio widow shot herself in the chest as authorities arrived to evict her from her home. Sad stories. Tragic stories.
What is even more tragic is that similar stories play out each and every day. In addition, countless marriages and families across our country and in our own communities are being torn apart over financial worries. Verse seventeen warns us not to count on our warhorses to give us the victory. What is a warhorse? The ancient Hebrew word referred to a strong horse, which was a very valuable piece of property. What are our warhorses? What are the things of this world that we look to for a victorious life? Our homes? Our bank accounts and our retirement accounts? Our stuff?
Let us remind ourselves that our hope is in the Lord (verse 20). Our strength needs to be found in the unfailing love of the Lord (verse 22). Today, let us share our hope with someone!
Posted by Ramón Torres
Look forward to your blog every week. We have been given a priceless gift that we can never lose if we Love each other as He has loved us. The love of God, blessing of the Holy Spirit, Salvation thru His Son. We have been created by the Creator of all things. He has given US the ability to comprehend and appreciate existence. The magic of moonlight… sunrise..sunset….forgive us Lord for what we have done to Your World, Your Church and each other. 🙏