If I Knew What David Knew

I love how when we read the Scriptures, sometimes a verse jumps out at us, leaving us stunned in its wake. That's what happened to me this morning in my Bible reading time.

I recently picked back up my Bible reading plan that I received at Mercy Ministries. This morning I was reading in Psalms; Psalm 108, to be exact. It's a Psalm of David. In verse 12, he is crying out for help against the enemy. Listen to his cry:

"Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man."

 Now hear his words in verse 13:

"Through and with God we shall do valiantly, for He it is Who shall tread down our adversaries."

I read that many times over. It stunned me. Vain is the help of man. How true this is.

How many times do I look to man for help?
How often do I run to man for provision? For healing? For protection? For_(Fill in the blank)_?

Dictionary.com's definition of vain is as follows:

"without effect or avail; to no purpose; ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile; without real significance, value, or importance"

David knew that the only way to be victorious over the enemy was to look to God, not man. His words in verse 13 show this. He understood that no man could do what God could do for them. Only God can tread down our adversaries. Man's efforts are futile, incapable of producing any result. Oh, that I would know what David knew!