June 21, 2010
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you…. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.
Observation: A vast army of Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites marches on Judah and King Jehoshaphat. Judah is powerless, and Jehoshaphat knows this. He prays. God answers, through the prophet Jahaziel: The battle is not yours, but God’s. God then sends them out, not as warriors, but as witnesses. They will see that He does indeed answer prayer.
Application: It is not our battle, but the Lord’s. My job is to bear witness that He who did it before can and will do it again. I can watch as God blesses through me (and others), teaches through me (among others), loves or leads through me. And, like Jehoshaphat, I direct the people to prayer, and to God—then we stand and watch as God routs the enemy.
Prayer: May I have the foresight of a Jehoshaphat to turn to You, knowing it is Your battle, not mine. Help me to never be afraid or discouraged. Because You are with me, I can go out and face them. In Jesus’ name.