

A Vain Hope. A Good Hope
I’ve been memorizing this great promise lately: “No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine” (Psalm 33:16-19). This is a statement worth thinking about. David is writing for those under threat. It