It is Better

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in humans

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.

Psalm 118:8-9

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men

Could not put Humpty together again.

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I don’t know if you’ve ever thought

about this little rhyme,

but it contains some heavy stuff

pertaining to our time.

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Now, there’s this little chubby guy

who has aspired to reach the top,

and he is probably unaware

that he’s about to drop.

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But then, for reasons we’re not told,

he falls from his position.

Which causes a profound effect

upon his disposition.

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And lying there now in a heap,

no more or less than trash.

He’s just one more tragic example of

life shattered in a crash.

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Now, evidently, Humpty calls

to those who serve the king.

And they all come and gather round

to view this awful thing.

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And they form a committee to

research and study whether

it might be feasible to try

to put him back together.

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But after much ado and many weeks

and many dollars,

it is decided “Humpty’s Lost!”

by those who wear white collars.

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If somehow, Humpty could have gotten

To the king, by-passing

those men who serve him on his staff

today he’d still be laughing.

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Because THE KING can always make new

stuff man can’t fix at all.

And we should all remember that

the next time that we fall.

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It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

Psalm 118:8-9

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Gary Milford (1992)

Inspired by Dr. Tony Evans (1992)