HORSES are beautiful animals. How many boys and girls wish they had a horse to ride, a horse of their own? Horses are mentioned in the Bible often. They are a picture of pride and strength.
In the Bible we read of some who put more confidence in the number of horses they had than in God. Pharaoh had a strong army of horses and chariots and sought to fight against God. He wanted to bring back the people of God who had marched out of Egypt, and make them slaves again. God had dried up the waters of the Red Sea for His people to pass over in safety, and Pharaoh and his army sought to follow them; but just when they were in the midst of the sea, God caused the waters to return and Pharaoh and all his hosts were drowned. Moses and the children of Israel, as they stood on the banks of the Red Sea, sang: “The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.”
Do you know the middle verse of the Bible? It is Psalms 118:88It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. (Psalm 118:8): “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” Men will trust anything and everything but Christ. This is pride. Man doesn’t like to admit he is a sinner; he thinks himself better than he is. God says, “All have sinned.” Romans 3:2323For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23). There isn’t any easier way to say it. People like to alter things so they don’t appear as bad as they are, but the Bible is very clear, “All have sinned.” But God has told us that He has provided a Saviour for sinners. “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” 1 Timothy 1:1515This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (1 Timothy 1:15). Christ only can save sinners. Don’t think you are better than anyone else, or that you can save yourself. You must have Christ as your Saviour, or you will never be saved at all. “There is none other name under heaven gin among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:1212Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12).
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