Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the LORD our God. (Psalm 20:7)
Shock and Awe was not the invention of Donald Rumsfeld and George W. Bush. The Egyptian Pharaohs, Philistine leaders, Persian and Babylonian Kings all had their ancient, iron-age methodologies that invoked terror in opponents. Israel knew shock and awe, mostly the wrong side of the equation.
When the Hebrew people were hemmed in by Pharaohs' troops on one side and the Red Sea on the other, all they had was Moses, a staff and the name of their almost forgotten LORD.
When David faced the Philistines super-weapon Goliath, all he had was a young man's bravado, five small stones and the name of the LORD.
When Elijah stared down the prophets of Baal all he had was some wet wood, a gleam in his eye and the name of the LORD.
God, the LORD, it seems is the only hope for hopeless cases. Too often I seek refuge in what I know rather than who I know. Who I know - who knows me - is far more important and powerful.
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