No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength…But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him… Psalm 33:16,18

We in the United States love to boast of our military strength. We can do things militarily that the Biblical authors couldn’t even have imagined (and much of it remotely). But still, Scripture tells us that we really shouldn’t be putting our hope in our military. We have this power, but if God’s hand isn’t upon us, it’s meaningless. It’s pretty humbling if you think about it. And when we fear Him, His eyes are on us.

While we shouldn’t put our strength in our military, we should pray that in those situations when they do have to act, that they do so courageously and boldly. Pray for the thousands of troops who have to make difficult decisions in split seconds.