Running With The Horses

 

Some trust in chariots

   and some in horses,

but we trust in the name

   of the LORD our God.

They collapse and fall,

  but we rise

              and stand upright.

              Psalm 20. 7-8

(What happens when

   we trust not in our

   own abilities and strength,

not in self-crafted answers

             and outcomes,

nor in favorable circumstances,

not even trusting God for His ways

   and His unexpected victories,

          but trust Him.

In the Hebrew here, the word trust

         means to remember.

And therefore, trust

     goes backward and forward,

   remembered in our past,

experienced in the now,

and captured already 

          in what is to come.

God has our back,

   and He goes before us.

The Almighty is not about

       to abandon us now.

What happens when we 

    write His name all over this?

What happens when we

    pursue God even in this?

He brings about and unfolds

   what we cannot even imagine.

Even in overwhelming odds,

    we can rise and stand firm.

God is bringing about great good

    for the welfare of many.

We just need to

   accept His invitation.)

O LORD,

Why does it never occur to us

   to ask Your help

   and to trust what You are doing,

      and what You have done?

We may not have chariots

               and strong horses,

but we can pray

                     all we want.

You are good.

You do good.

You do not withhold good.

You bring the victory

        on so many levels.

And we need not a chariot

         or a team of horses,

                 but just You.

We give You the glory.