Dear child of the Most High God,
Is there a vast army come against you? Has it caused you any alarm? What have you resolved to?
There are times I have been faced with battles that are "too urgent", a time have been tempted to hit back ASAP.... Sometimes have even forgotten to INQUIRE of the Lord... I don't know how many can identify with me but I must say every time I have gone on a battle without enquiring of the Lord I've lost it. I have come to learn the key to victory in life lies in daily communion with God.
Jeremiah 29:12-14 says, "Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek Me and find Me, when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.."
Jehoshaphat was in such a state, 2 Chronicles 20: vs 1 "... the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you... It is already in Hazezon Tamar” 3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 4 The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek Him...."
#1# Your Help comes from the Lord, seek Him and He will grant you victory. The battle belong to Him.
Vs. 20 says, the people of Judah left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in His prophets and you will be successful.”
#2# Have FAITH
Vs 21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise Him for the splendour of His holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the Lord, for His love endures forever.” vs. 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.
#3# PRAISE God even in the Storm
vs. 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. 25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. 26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the Lord... 27 Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the Lord had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies. 28 They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the Lord with harps and lyres and trumpets.
29 The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
#4# God has given you REST on every side... PRAISE the LORD Joyfully.
I resolve no matter what happens in my life, I will INQUIRE of the LORD. I will SEEK HELP from Him.
With Love
Kachel
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