Thought For Today: “The Uselessness of Trusting Others”

All our cleverness and understanding are useless. Solomon said, “Useless, useless, all is useless.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

When Judah made their agreement with Egypt to counter the Babylonian threat, they trusted in the Egyptian’s might, but not God’s (Isaiah 31:1). And in the end, both suffered.

“Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out His hand, both he who helps will fall, and he who is helped will fall down; they all will perish together.” (Isaiah 31:3)

We need to be careful not to put our trust in politicians or governments. If we do, what I see the Lord saying is that not only will those we rely upon fall, but we’ll fall as well.

History has proven this out. But what history has also proven is that when the church prays and seeks the Lord, the Lord brings healing

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)