Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
II Chronicles 20:17, 20-21
What a wonderful word of encouragement this morning and it definitely spoke to my heart and encouraged me. Jehoshaphat finds himself up against a battle in this passage and because he had been given word that it was a great army that he was about to encounter, Jehoshaphat was fearful. So much so, that he positioned himself to see the Lord and then proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. I love how the people of God in those days were up against anything, their mindset went towards fasting. Definitely a lesson for us today because Jesus said, "some things only come through prayer and fasting" (Mark 9:29). Then Jehoshaphat stood before the people and began to speak and remind God who He was and how powerful He was; he also reminded him of the promises He made to Israel. God comes back with verse 17, and tells him, "Ye shall not need to fight in this battle, just position yourselves, wait and watch!" Talk about an ever present help in the time of trouble … this was it!
God is the same yesterday, tomorrow and forever. He made the same promises to us, His people. I know that we are all going through individual trials and tribulations of various degrees, some are mild, some are hot, some are even fiery hot; and some, if not all, we are extremely fearful of because they are great in magnitude and bigger than we think we are capable of handling. Like Jehoshaphat, we are going to have to take our position, fast, pray and remind God of His Word, His promises concerning us. Then we can stand still and watch God move on our behalf. We can go up against whatever situation and know that He will be with us. Clearly, if He can be in the midst of every situation, we can certainly be assured that He is capable of fighting our battles.
The Lord tells us in this passage that we don’t need to fight this battle ... to take our position and stand still. Having the faith to wait to see how the Lord will keep us from being overtaken by hurt, harm, danger, destruction, or failure. Don’t doubt, don’t be fearful, and don’t be discouraged, just go in the favor and the strength of God. Most times our biggest fears don’t ever come to fruition. Truly, if we would just believe that the God of our salvation is with us always and through all things, whether large or small, we would be confident that He is always with us, just like He was with the Jehoshaphat.
Let’s take our position today and watch how God works it out for us!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
II Chronicles 20:17, 20-21
What a wonderful word of encouragement this morning and it definitely spoke to my heart and encouraged me. Jehoshaphat finds himself up against a battle in this passage and because he had been given word that it was a great army that he was about to encounter, Jehoshaphat was fearful. So much so, that he positioned himself to see the Lord and then proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. I love how the people of God in those days were up against anything, their mindset went towards fasting. Definitely a lesson for us today because Jesus said, "some things only come through prayer and fasting" (Mark 9:29). Then Jehoshaphat stood before the people and began to speak and remind God who He was and how powerful He was; he also reminded him of the promises He made to Israel. God comes back with verse 17, and tells him, "Ye shall not need to fight in this battle, just position yourselves, wait and watch!" Talk about an ever present help in the time of trouble … this was it!
God is the same yesterday, tomorrow and forever. He made the same promises to us, His people. I know that we are all going through individual trials and tribulations of various degrees, some are mild, some are hot, some are even fiery hot; and some, if not all, we are extremely fearful of because they are great in magnitude and bigger than we think we are capable of handling. Like Jehoshaphat, we are going to have to take our position, fast, pray and remind God of His Word, His promises concerning us. Then we can stand still and watch God move on our behalf. We can go up against whatever situation and know that He will be with us. Clearly, if He can be in the midst of every situation, we can certainly be assured that He is capable of fighting our battles.
The Lord tells us in this passage that we don’t need to fight this battle ... to take our position and stand still. Having the faith to wait to see how the Lord will keep us from being overtaken by hurt, harm, danger, destruction, or failure. Don’t doubt, don’t be fearful, and don’t be discouraged, just go in the favor and the strength of God. Most times our biggest fears don’t ever come to fruition. Truly, if we would just believe that the God of our salvation is with us always and through all things, whether large or small, we would be confident that He is always with us, just like He was with the Jehoshaphat.
Let’s take our position today and watch how God works it out for us!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
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