Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12 NIV)
If you do not spend time in the Old Testament, especially 2 Chronicles, you will miss some powerful truths about how to handle your problems.
Jehoshaphat was facing an impossible situation. The Moabites and the Ammonites were about to destroy them. The entire country came before the Lord to pray. And God answered.
Jehoshaphat was facing an impossible situation. The Moabites and the Ammonites were about to destroy them. The entire country came before the Lord to pray. And God answered.
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’ ” (2 Chronicles 20:17 NIV)
Often we wish we could have a prophet to speak truth into our lives like the kings of the Old Testament. If we could hear someone tell us that the battle would be successful, we would stop feeling so panicked about the war we are facing. We would march forward with confidence.
But there are many times when we do hear from someone and they are speaking truth and we just don't want to hear the truth. We want a different game plan. Especially a plan that lets us get a lot of the credit. A plan that involves us being the hero of the story.
And we would miss the result of letting God get the glory.
When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. (2 Chronicles 20:24-25 NIV)
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