Resources are great, technology is helpful, and strategy is important–but my victory and success must be built on nothing else but God.
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Scripture
Psalm 20:6-7
“Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
Observation
“This I know.” David is not writing about something he heard a rumor about, or something he merely suspects to be true. He is writing about a deep truth that he knows and is certain of.
“The Lord gives victory to His anointed”. Who was God’s anointed? The king. The king is the one that the nation looks to for leadership, for guidance, for decisions, for stability, for strategy. And yet David knew that his success as a king was not determined by his own ability to lead the nation to victory, but rather in keeping his heart aligned with the God who had anointed him. His success as a leader would not come from technology, or military might–but rather from God himself.
Application
Resources are great, technology is helpful, and strategy is important–but my victory and success must be built on nothing else but God. He is the one who calls me, equips me, empowers me, and leads me. I have a responsibility to walk faithfully and fulfill what He has entrusted to me, to the best of my ability–but my trust cannot be in my own abilities. I must daily choose to turn to God, to seek God, to listen to God, and to lean on God.
Prayer
God, thank you for being a sure foundation. Thank you for leading me, and providing all that I need. Help me to daily choose to lean on you instead of on my own strength and abilities.
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