My Only Hope, Your Unfailing Love

The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
    nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.

Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
    for all its strength, it cannot save you.

But the LORD watches over those who fear him,
    those who rely on his unfailing love.

—Psalm 33:16-18 (NLT)

Almighty God, My Father,

Watch over me today, as with reverence and in truth, I purpose in my heart to rely only on You and the mighty, saving and delivering power of Your unfailing love for me.

You show me in Your Word that a king should not count on a great army to be able to protect and save him, nor should a warrior believe that his great strength is enough to deliver him.

So, help me to examine my heart and remove those things that I may have allowed to become my “warhorse”—those things in which I have foolishly placed my trust and hope for my safety, salvation, and deliverance—until all there is left in my heart is my complete faith and trust in You.

Keep me from the false hope that comes from anything that would try to take Your rightful place in my heart—and let true hope fill my heart, as I fix my eyes on You alone.

Watch over me today, as with reverence and in truth, I purpose in my heart to rely only on You and the mighty, saving and delivering power of Your unfailing love for me.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.