There is a trap laid for us in the great plans and swelling promises of the men who seek to rule. They all think that they alone have the answers, have the plan that will work. They are all convinced that no one else has ever been as good as they, no one else has ever been as capable, had ideas that shine so brightly... in short, they view themselves as the great hope of the world. The sycophants who surround them, tell them it is so, the people caught in their wake, being carried along in the current of their passage all hope that it is so... but in the end, their end will spell the finish of all their great plans. It is impossible to put your full trust in a man, in a woman, in anyone who will one day die. They might intend all the good they promise, they might actually believe their own hype... but they will one day depart from this life, and on that day, all their plans perish with them. We over- estimate our own abilities, over-trust our power. But the truth is, no one will ever surpass this basic limitation. We all face death, our temporal plans are just that, temporary; and what is more, we will all stand before the One who holds eternity in His hand, who alone lives forever. Only Jesus Christ has triumphed over death, He alone holds hope beyond this life. When we trust in man, what we trust is a vapor, his plans, his purpose, his power... but when we place our trust in the eternal God, in the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, we stand on the firmest of foundations, and trust in the surest of hopes. When we trust in Jesus, we will NEVER be disappointed.