We will remember the name of the LORD our God

2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19; Psalm 20

Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

On more than one occasion, David faced an enemy that we bigger and superior in weapons and technology than himself. It never stopped him. He did not trust in weapons or technology. David trusted in the name of the LORD.

He taught Israel the same lesson. Face the enemy in the name of God and trust him to be your shield. Goliath was bigger and stronger. He had armour and a spear so big it could have cut David in half. David had no armor, but he trusted in God for the victory. The Syrians had chariots and horsemen but David faced them and defeated them. He would not back down.

The lesson for you and I is that God can save by many or by few (1 Samuel 14:6). It is not by might nor by power but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts (Zechariah 4:6). The battle belongs to the Lord.

Psalms 33:16-19 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

There is an illusion of safety because of technology or weaponry. It is only an illusion. It is the Lord who delivers. Let us learn the lesson from David to trust not in horses or chariots but to trust in the name of the Lord our God.

1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

In Christ,
Rody