2Chronicles
20:15,17,22
15 And
he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem,
and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not
afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the
battle is not yours, but God’s.
17 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.
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD
set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount
Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
The battle is the
Lord's! Victory or failure has nothing to do with us. Temper,
pride, doubt, unclean thoughts, greed, and all kinds of sins have
nothing to do with us. The battle is not ours, but God's. God has
said, "Ye shall not need to fight in this battle."
God demands only that we stand still.
He wants us to put down our hands and leave everything up to Him.
We need only to stand still and "see the salvation of the
Lord." Brothers and sisters, we are not the ones who are
fighting; we are the spectators.
Jehoshaphat did one thing more... Others were joining hands to
attack them, but what were they doing on their part? [they
appointed singers unto the LORD], and they went before the army to
praise Jehovah. Were they crazy? They were not afraid of rocks and
arrows; they were singing praises to God. This is the tone of
victory.
They had the tone of victory because they knew that Yahweh had
given them the victory and that the enemies were already defeated.
They knew that they had already won the battle. Some believe that
when temptations come, they should struggle and withstand them.
But the Bible tells us that, "when they began to sing and to
praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon,
Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were
smitten" (1Chr.20:22). Whenever songs of praises are sung to
the Lord, the enemies are defeated.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, the temptations and hardships coming against me is
Your battle. I am a spectator of Your victory. Hallelujah! Teach
me to sing and praise You for Your victory even as I see my
problems approaching. Amen.
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