"O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.
7 O our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?
8 They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying,
9 'If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.'
10 "But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.
11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance.
12 O 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 upon you."
2 Chronicles 20:6-12
Heavenly Father,
So many times, we find ourselves in a similar situation as Judah found themselves in these verses. They did not have the army power to defeat the enemy. We look and can see no way out of the mess we are in. The prophet tells them this:
15 He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.
16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel.
17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.' "
18 Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD.
18 Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD.
19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voice.
How often do we try to fight our own battles - that we cannot win? Teach us Lord to depend on you. Teach us Lord to praise you and bow our head to the ground in respect and honor to you! You can do the amazing things that we cannot even imagine! THEN you will show up with the victory in your hands!!
22 As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
23 The men of Ammon and Moab rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
24 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.
Not only will you defeat our enemy, but you will bless us as well - doing far greater than we ever asked or imagined.
25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing [e] and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
Not only will you defeat our enemy, but you will bless us as well - doing far greater than we ever asked or imagined.
25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing [e] and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
The enemy defeated themselves - with no survivors AND they got all their stuff. Who would have imagined that outcome? Only You Oh Lord! I pray that you would help me to be faithful and keep my eyes on you, so I can experience victories like this in my life - not just once or twice, but a lifestyle of victory!
I pray you would give my brother this same peace and victory as he entertains job offers. I pray you would direct him and give him wisdom to know where you would have him go. My personal prayer is that you keep him close to home, but not my will but yours be done.
I pray in Jesus Name and for His Sake,
Amen
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