#690 – Victory Belongs to the Lord (Proverbs 21:31)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 30 June 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Apart from Him we can do nothing. All of our hope is in the God to whom belongs the victory.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical dot net.
0:06.0	Proverbs chapter 21 verse 31
0:08.9	the horse is made ready for the day of battle
0:12.0	but the victory belongs to the Lord.
0:17.0	What a great first, particularly in light of just reflections recently on Proverbs 19 and 20.
0:26.2	So the plans we make are many but the Lord's Purpose stands, Proverbs 19,
0:32.4	Proverbs 20, when we make plans,
0:35.1	we should seek wise counsel and guidance.
0:38.7	Then you get to Proverbs 21,
0:40.6	the horse is made ready for the battle.
0:42.2	In other words, like we do all that we're supposed to do to get ready, like by wise guidance, we wage war.
0:51.0	So we make plans, we pray in accordance with the purpose of God, with counsel
0:56.1	from others who fear God and want to see his purpose is accomplished. So we do what we do.
1:01.7	The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
1:07.0	Like, only God, only God gives the victory.
1:12.0	In the battles we face, and the challenges we face,
1:16.0	and the trials we endure,
1:18.0	in the decisions we make,
1:20.0	like we have a responsible to do all kinds of things.
1:23.2	In other words, to make the horse ready for the day of battle.
1:26.7	But only God can give the victory.
1:30.5	Oh, doesn't this just cultivate humility in us?
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