Trust

Ps. 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Since David is assured of the Lord's saving power over His anointed, he knows that He will answer from heaven whatever David brings before Him with the saving might of His right hand. Why is he so assured of these facts? Initially, it is rooted in his relationship with God from his youth as a shepherd. It was here that he killed a lion and bear protecting the sheep. Who gave him this strength? God did. Also when he battled Goliath, he relied only on his God. Refusing to use the king's armor, he used only a sling and 5 stones. God had proved Himself real and powerful to David repeatedly. So even though as an adult the problems were different, his God was the same great protector.  Secondly, there were all the times that David was alone with his sheep communing with God. It was in this solitude that he developed his poetic expression. In those times he unleashed his emotions and let them run straight to God. As he wrote beautiful words of worship, praise, and even despair, He was not only acknowledging God was his physical strength but also the God of his heart. Finally, he could trust in the name of the Lord because he believed what was true about God regardless of how situations and circumstances looked to the human eye. Certainly his fact base was based in experience, but this experience became a theology that was to be his anchor through many storms. Because of all this he could boldly say, I trust in the name of the Lord God. This psalm stirs my heart as well. God has proved Himself strong to me and I have opened my heart and emotions up to Him. In this growing relationship trust flourishes.

Father,
Keep growing my trust. Keep my eyes and my heart ever focused on You and Your sovereign plan and purpose.
In Jesus name,
Amen