"There is No Equal"

"Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I." (Psalms 142:6)

  As you probably know by now, the sixth verse of almost any Psalm, if I can make it about man, in any shape or reason, then there is where I will take it. This is one of those verses that shout out the reason, because it completely shows the shape of those that might be persecuting or coming against us; and believe you me, there is no comparison to the LORD Almighty! Oh, they might be stronger than me, and they might yield more power; but in comparison with God, there is nothing that they have in their toy box that can compete with Him. Looking at the portion of this Scripture that says, "brought very low," it is something being made clear, in that the state of low is not a negative state to be brought down to; actually, it is very constructive and beneficial because it causes us to look up and see the strength and the power of God. It is somewhat surprising how that works; that when all of our others options have been extinguished and we have nothing left that we can do on our own, there is where we find the greatest power of all, in God! All of our plans and all of our resources mean absolutely nothing, if they are not God's plans and His purposes. This is a very clear picture of where it is the safest place to be, totally and completely dependent upon the LORD; there is absolutely no more of a safe and secure place on this earth, no matter where we try to make it, or how deep we might go! The picture is of a miner ascending down into a mineshaft; when he gets to the bottom, there is where he finds his treasure. And the greatest treasure of all is not spent here on this earth...

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor and other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:37-39)