How To Live In Surrender Mode. Part [6] 05/11/2025 (Morning thought)

2nd Chronicles 1: 16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.

That’s all well and good according to conventional wisdom, but like with Peter, God’s wisdom does not always jive with man’s wisdom and because the two are often at loggerheads. Thus, the pulling and the tugging is about to begin as the wisdom of man goes contrary to the wisdom of God. Whereas it is settled knowledge and understanding that horses back then were essential to giving your army the advantage, The Lord comes along and says what He thinks of a horse.

And He proceeds to give instructions concerning them, which are entirely out of line with the conventional wisdom on battle. Deuteronomy 17: 14 When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me like as all the nations that are about me; 15 Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

Psalms 33:17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waits for the Lord: He is our help and our shield.

Deuteronomy 17:16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, You shall henceforth return no more that way.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

How To Live In Surrender Mode. Part [5] 05/11/2025 (Evening thought)

1st Kings 22: 4 And he (Ahab)said unto Jehoshaphat, Will thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

Back in the days of yore, as it has always been the case throughout human history, the issue of defense stood front and center of the individual and national need to exist. In harmony with the need to protect borders, personal property and life itself, there were heavy investments in security apparatus. For instance, kings would invest heavily in horses, as they were tried and proven in battle to be superior to an armed man standing alone.

The speed of the horses back then averaged between 30 and 40 mph, so that when compared with an armed soldier it is the equivalent of an Abrams tank, going up against a man with an AK 47. Thus, it was a no brainer that kings would be having horses as a major part of their battalions, because of their sheer strength and speed, which would then make their armies very superior and formidable.

Exodus 14: 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him. 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

Exodus 14:9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!