Misplaced trust

“Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.” - Isaiah 30v3

Where do people put their trust today? Psalm 20v7 put it this way – “Some trust in chariots and some trust in horses…” Very few of us would say today that they put their trust in chariots or horses. However, we could say today, “Some trust in bank accounts, some trust in their own ability, some trust in their government, or some trust in their possessions.”

Israel had made a similar error in Isaiah’s day. They had chosen to put their trust in Pharaoh and Egypt. They apparently did not think that God was capable of taking care of them. So that misplaced their trust by putting it in a foreign king. God makes it clear that this is a major mistake – “The strength of Pharaoh will be your shame and the shadow of Egypt’s protection will be your confusion.” Putting our hope and trust in the wrong place will only bring problems, shame, and confusion. This might be paraphrased today to something like this, “The strength of your bank account will be your shame, the shadow of protection of your government will be your confusion.”
The end of Psalm 20v7 says this; “…but we will remember the Lord our God.” Where is your trust today? Where is my trust today? Lets be sure that it is not misplaced trust.