• By Rev. Chandran J. Lite
  • Posted 10/23/2016


Psalm 60:11b
‘Human help is worthless’
On April, 30, 1979 Evelyn Mooers attached a rappelling rope to a drain pipe grating on the roof of the Mark Twain South county bank. Mooers an experienced climber had once scaled 14,410-foot Mt. Rainier in Washington State. The rappelling exercise from the bank building would have been routine but for one miscalculation. The drain pipe grating was not anchored. Numerous bank officials and their friends watched as Mooers plummeted to her death. Her faith in the grating was fatally misplaced.
David in psalm 60:11b says ‘human help is worthless’ so the implication here is: Do not trust in any man, however mighty and intelligent they are. In the first three verses the psalmist turned to the Lord to ask for restoration from Israel’s disastrous predicament—a disaster and defeat brought on by God’s anger. The Lord has Torn …open the land and staggered David’s troops. Because the disaster of defeat was brought on by God, He was the only one who could bring them victory.
Life’s defeats and victories are in God’s Hands. No man can either defeat us or gain victory over us without God’s plan, purpose and power. He is a God in control of your life, so do not feel discouraged or disappointed when defeat knocks at your door. In all things God is working through to get something good out of them all (Rom 8:28).
Just before the summer Olympics ESPN showed a magazine article and video about Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps that chronicled his downward spiral following the Beijing Olympics and his subsequent recovery. A key turning point is Michael’s friend Ray Lewis who gave him the book, the purpose driven life by Rick Warren. In the interview Phelps said, “It turned me into believing there is a power greater than myself and there is a purpose for me on this planet. I think it helped me when I was in a place that I needed the most help”
Trusting in no man would also mean trusting not you- a man. No trusting in your wisdom, knowledge, intelligence and your own strength. Unwavering and unconditional trust in God will save us from mortal man. God bless you.pastor lite



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